lamely
adverb uk/ˈleɪm.li/ us/ˈleɪm.li/
（尤指借口或论据）站不住脚地，无说服力地
in a weak and unsatisfactory way
"You must have been mistaken," she told Adam, rather lamely. "你一定是搞错了，"她无力地对亚当说。
There was nothing else to say so I lamely asked what he'd like for breakfast. 没有别的话可说，所以我勉强问他早餐想吃什么。
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- "We have to get back," explained Denis lamely.
- He was often late home, lamely claiming he had been caught in a meeting.
- "Did you tell him to leave me alone?" - "I didn't get a chance," he said, rather lamely.