| 单词 | at the mercy of sb |
| 释义 | 1.(compassion)仁慈；怜悯；宽恕 2.(relief)幸运；侥幸 It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end.他最后的离世是那样快, 真是谢天谢地。 3.at the mercy of sb (in sb's power)完全由…支配；任由…摆布 The Emperor must realize that he has us at his mercy.皇帝必须意识到我们任由他处置。 Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.普通人的命运完全由那些千人一面的官僚摆布。 4.grateful/thankful for small mercies (grateful situation is not worse)为坏情况没有进一步恶化而庆幸 But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.士气如此低落, 一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。 5.to throw yourself on sb's mercy (give sb power to punish or forgive you)听凭…发落 He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.他准备听凭法庭发落。 A part of me wanted to throw myself on her mercy and beg her to understand.我有点想听凭她发落并祈求她的理解。 See mercy |
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