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mer.cy KINDNESSH5mV:7si, $5mV:r-n [U]kindness and forgiveness shown towards someone whom you have the power to treat severely or punish怜悯，仁慈，宽容People who are caught drinking and driving can expect little mercy from the courts.那些因酒后驾车而被捕的人很难指望得到法庭的些许怜悯。The current civil war is a conflict that knows no mercy.现时的内战是一场不讲宽容的冲突。She appealed to the president to have mercy on her husband.她恳求总统宽恕她的丈夫。The prisoners pleaded for mercy.囚犯们要求得到宽大。The gunmen showed no mercy in killing innocent men and women.枪手们在射杀无辜的男人们与女人们时没有丝毫怜悯。He threw himself upon the mercy of the queen (= He asked her for mercy).他请求女王的宽大。If you are at the mercy of someone or something, that person or thing has complete power over you.任凭…的摆布，完全受…的控制Poor people are increasingly at the mercy of money-lenders.穷人们越来越多地受放债人摆布。A mercy killing is the act of killing a person who is severely ill and who is going to die, in order to prevent them from suffering more pain. It is another word for EUTHANASIA.安乐死
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