為了保護自己,我們只好說謊。
To defend ourselves, we had to tell a lie.
Meaning
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
Examples
為了保護自己,我們只好說謊。
To defend ourselves, we had to tell a lie.
只好坐下來等待。
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
他沒法生火,只好把魚生吃。
他沒法生火,只好把魚生喫。
As he had no way of making fire, he ate the fish raw.
為了避開警方的追捕,狄馬只好在垃圾箱裏過了一晚。
Hiding from the police, Dima spent the night in a dumpster.
博物館資金不足,只好關門。
The museum had to close due to lack of finances.
Grammar
只好
Zhihao No Choice (只好) · B1 · TOCFL b1