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我们只好放弃汽车。 We'll have to dispense with a car.
我只好解释原因来满足他的好奇心。 I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his curiosity.
因为缺乏一名运动员我们只好叫这个小男孩做我们的队员。 In the default of one player we have to take the little boy as our team member.
我们要是买不起汽车, 也就只好不用（汽车）了. If we can't afford a car, we'll just have to do without (one).
我那趟班机误点了, 我只好看书消磨时间[打发了两小时]. My flight was delayed, so I killed time/killed two hours reading a book.
既然你坚持，我就只好修改信用证。 Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.
我们时间很紧, 只好胡乱吃了顿小吃. We were in a hurry so we had to make do with a quick snack.
我们不必争论已经决定的事--只好听他的. Let's not argue the toss we have to accept his choice.
兴建新剧院的计画因资金短缺只好搁置起来. The plans for a new theatre have had to be shelved because of lack of money.
这家剧院光顾者寡只好关闭。 The theatre has had to close for lack of support.
我们只好匆忙找套房子--没有时间挑选了. We had to find a flat in a hurry there was no time to pick and choose.
那种新汽车因有机械缺陷只好撤出市场. The new car had to be withdrawn from the market because of a mechanical defect.
教堂里太挤了，所以只好用电器设备向人转播礼拜仪式。 The church was crowded, so electrical machinery was used to relay the service out to the people.
这里的膳宿供应也许不见得完全令人满意，但是我们只好随遇而安。 The accommodation may not be all that we should like, but we shall have to make the best of it.
他损失了所有的钱, 只好再从头做起. He lost all his money and had to start again completely from scratch.
我们只好等等看, 现在无能为力. We shall just have to wait and see; there's nothing we can do at the moment.
我因有约在先, 所以只好谢绝你的邀请. I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement.
如果他们拒绝很快地作出诚心诚意的道歉，我们只好起诉了。 If they refuse to make heart-felt apologies soon we will have to bring an action against them.
聚会进行到一半，我太太发病了，我们只好赶紧离开。 Halfway through the party my wife become ill and we have to leave in short order.
遇有急用时, 我们只好动用积蓄. If it comes to the push, we shall have to use our savings.
遇有急用时，我们只好动用积蓄。 If it come to the push, we shall have to use our savings.
弹钢琴的人把乐谱忘了, 只好即兴伴奏. The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise (the accompaniment).
我们无能为力, 只好不安地坐　等候宣布结果. There was nothing more we could do, so we just had to sit and sweat it out until the result was announced.