只能

When I asked, he could only shrug and lift her palm.

当我问时，他只能耸耸肩，抬起手掌。

He could only shrug at the difficult question.

面对那个难题，他只能耸耸肩。

Payments such as annates and "Peter's Pence" were forbidden.

但一个人用一个卷线杆一次只能纺一根线。

We do not have the true figures so we will have to make some approximations.

我们没有真实的数字，因此只能作些粗略的估计。

The island is accessible only by boat.

这座岛只能坐船去。

The sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted to those over 21.

酒精饮料只能出售给21岁以上的成年人。

We could cross the lake only in a canoe at that time.

那时我们只能乘独木舟过湖。

Owing to lack of time, we cannot do more than what we have done.

由于时间够，我们只能做到这样。

There is only a pinpoint of light in the cave.

山洞中只能见到一丝光线。

I can’t drink more than two pints of beer—it goes straight to my head.

我最多只能喝两品脱啤酒—我很容易上头。

She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.

她没什么谋生手段，只能依靠救济。

The system of fascism is based upon the destruction of parliamentarism.

法西斯主义体系则只能建立在议会主义的毁灭之上。

I can only distantly remember all this.

我只能隐隐约约地记得这些事。

You should take something light, such as a jade tiepin, jasmine tea.

你只能带些轻的东西，比如说绿玉色领带针、茶。

The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an indolent life.

热带闷热的气候使得游客只能过懒散的生活。

She has limited mobility in her arms.

她的双臂只能做有限的活动。

I could give it only partial support.

我只能给它部分的支持。

The government is telling people to drink only pasteurized milk.

政府告知人们只能喝消毒牛奶。

He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.

他别无他法，只能一瘸一拐地走到最近的电话亭。

The goods are optional, but only one.

这些物品是可以任选的, 但只能选一个。