病房裡的夜很長，他只能捱到天亮。
The night in the hospital room was long, and he could only hold out until dawn.
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Example sentences
因爲下雨，我們只能待在家裏。
因为下雨，我们只能待在家里。
Because of the rain, we can only stay at home.
出了問題只能怨自己，不能怨別人。
If problems arise, you can only blame yourself, not others.
他聽完消息，只能低頭嘆息。
After hearing the news, he could only lower his head and sigh.
這棟公寓沒有電梯，我們只能走樓梯上去。
This apartment has no elevator, so we can only take the stairs up.
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