mercy
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. 仁慈; 宽恕
Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy. 双方都没有抓俘虏,也没有表现出丝毫的仁慈。
2. ADJ Mercy is used to describe a special journey to help someone in great need, such as people who are sick or made homeless by war. 善行[journalism] [ADJ n]
She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa. 她在9个月前去西非的慈善之旅中消失不见了。
3. N-COUNT If you refer to an event or a situation as a mercy, you mean that it makes you feel happy or relieved, usually because it stops something unpleasant from happening. 幸运
It really was a mercy that he'd gone so rapidly at the end. 这真幸运,他最后走得那么快。
4. PHRASE If one person or thing is at the mercy of another, the first person or thing is in a situation where they cannot prevent themselves from being harmed or affected by the second. 完全由…支配
Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather. 这些建筑物因人为的肆意破坏和日晒雨淋而破败不堪。
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mercy /ˈmɜːsɪ/ (mercies)
剑桥词典
- He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him .
- Fishermen are always at the mercy of the forces of nature .
- They begged for mercy.
- He bowed down before the king and begged for mercy.
mercy noun (KINDNESS)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over
慈悲,怜悯;仁慈,宽容
She appealed to the judge to have mercy on her husband . 她请求法官宽恕她的丈夫。
The prisoners pleaded for mercy. 囚犯们恳求得到宽大处理。
The gunmen showed no mercy, killing innocent men and women. 那些枪手毫无怜悯之心,滥杀无辜男女。
be at the mercy of sb/sth
to be in a situation where someone or something has complete power over you
任凭…的摆布,完全受…的支配
Poor people are increasingly at the mercy of money-lenders. 穷人受放债人的摆布的情况日益严重。
例句
mercy noun (EVENT/SITUATION)
[ 单数名词 ]an event or situation that you are grateful for because it stops something unpleasant
恩惠;解脱
After months of suffering , his death was a mercy. 经受了数月痛苦的折磨后,死对他是一种解脱。
They were on a mercy mission to take food to the refugees when they were attacked . 他们受到袭击时正在执行一项为难民运送食品的救援任务。 返回 mercy