at one's wit's end 成语
at one's wit's end
not knowing what to do next;quite at a loss不知所措;智穷技尽
The soldier was at his wit's end when facing the danger.面对危险,那个士兵不知如何是好。
He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain and he was at his wit's end.他曾向每位朋友和熟人求助,但毫无结果,那时他真是一筹莫展。
at one's wit's end|at wits end|wit|wit's end|wits
adj. phr. Having no ideas as to how to meet a difficulty or solve a problem; feeling puzzled after having used up all of your ideas or resources; not knowing what to do; puzzled.
He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain, and now he was at his wit's end. The designer was at his wit's end: he had tried out wings of many different kinds but none would fly. Compare: AT A LOSS, END OF ONE'S ROPE.
at (one's) wits' end
In a accompaniment of ache because one has no added backbone or brainy stamina, generally afterwards accepting dealt with some affectionate of botheration or difficult situation. The baby's been arrant for hours, and I'm at my wits' end! I'm already at my wits' end, so if this alternation gets delayed too, I'm activity to scream.Learn more: endat one's wit's end
Also, at wits' end. Completely puzzled and perplexed, not alive what to do. For example, I've approved every accessible antecedent after success, and now I'm at my wit's end. This idiom, which uses wit in the faculty of "mental faculties," appeared in Piers Ploughman (c. 1377). Learn more: end
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