mercymer•cy /'mɜːsɪ/

n

1. U 怜悯；宽恕；仁慈

• They showed no mercy to the prisoners-of-war. 他们对战俘毫无仁慈之心。

• We were given no mercy. 我们没有得到宽恕。

2. C，常用单 幸运，侥幸

• It's mercy that he survived the accident unhurt. 他在那次事故中毫发无损真是幸运。

词组at the mercy of 任由…摆布(或控制)

• Our yacht was at the mercy of the storm. 我们的游艇在暴风雨中失去控制。

leave sb.(sth.) to the mercies of sb.(sth.) 听任某人(或某物)受他人粗暴对待

• They were left to the mercies of the slave owner. 他们只好任凭奴隶主宰割。

throw oneself on sb.'s mercy 请求某人的宽恕(或帮助)

• She threw herself on my mercy. 她求我宽恕她。