plural mercies
plural mercies
Learner's definition of MERCY
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[noncount] : kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly仁慈；宽恕 -
He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.他是一个邪恶的、不值得宽恕的罪犯。
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She fell to her knees and asked/begged/pleaded for mercy.她跪下来祈求宽恕。
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Have you no mercy? = Are you utterly without mercy?你一点儿同情心都没有吗？
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May God have mercy on us all. [=may God treat us all with kindness and forgiveness]愿上帝怜悯我们。
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He showed no mercy to his enemies. = He showed his enemies no mercy. [=he treated his enemies very harshly]他对敌人毫不怜悯。
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The boss took mercy on us [=he treated us kindly] and let us go home early.老板开恩，让我们早早回家了。
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a man of mercy [=a man who treats other people with kindness and forgiveness]有同情心的人
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The prisoner confessed his crimes and threw himself on the mercy of the court. [=the prisoner begged the court for mercy]囚犯对自己的罪行供认不讳，祈求法庭宽恕。
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[noncount] : kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation怜悯；帮助 3
[count] : a good or lucky fact or situation幸运；恩惠 -
It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.幸好发生火灾时楼里没有人。
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We should be grateful/thankful for small mercies. [=even though bad things have happened to us, we should be grateful that our situation is not worse]对于点滴恩惠我们也应心存感激。
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Thank heaven for small mercies.感谢上苍对我们的眷顾。
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old-fashioned + informal —
used as an interjection to show surprise啊，天哪（用作表示惊讶的感叹词） -
Mercy! That wind is cold!天哪！好冷的风！
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I'm not hungry, but mercy [=heavens, goodness], that food sure does smell good!我虽然不怎么饿，但是天哪，这食物闻上去实在是香啊！
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Mercy me! That wind is cold.天哪！好冷的风啊！
at the mercy of
or at someone's or something's mercy
: in a position or situation in which you can be harmed by (someone or something you cannot control)任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布 -
With no way to control the ship, we were at the mercy of the sea.由于没有办法控制我们的船，我们只好任由大海摆布了。
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The people were at the mercy of the advancing army. = The army advanced, and the people were at their mercy. [=the people could do nothing to defend themselves from the army]对于攻上来的敌军，人们无能为力。
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Our plans were at the mercy of the weather.我们的计划能否实施只能看天气了。
to the mercy of
or to the (tender) mercies of
: without any protection from (someone or something you cannot control)对…无能为力；任由…摆布 -
He had to leave his boat to the mercy of the storm.他只能让自己的船听任暴风雨摆布了。
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As the army retreated, the people were left to the mercies of the advancing enemy.由于军队撤退了，老百姓对进攻的敌人无力抵抗。