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单词 tender mercies
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tender mercies

used ironically to imply that someone cannot be trusted to look after or treat someone else kindly or well
〈讽〉听天由命, 任人摆布:

they have abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services.

他们遗弃了孩子, 任其在社会福利中听天由命。

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