mercy
noun
ˈmɜːsi
noun
1
if
someone
shows
mercy
they
choose
to
forgive
or
to
be
kind
to
someone
who
they
have
the
power
to
hurt
or
punish
仁慈; 宽恕
U
He
showed
no
mercy
to
his
enemies.
他对敌人毫不仁慈。
God
have
mercy
on
his
soul.
愿上帝怜悯他的灵魂。
beg/cry/plead
for
mercy
The
boy
was
screaming
and
begging
for
mercy.
男孩尖叫着乞求宽恕。
2
at the mercy of sb/sth
unable
to
do
anything
to
protect
yourself
from
someone
or
something
任凭某人/某物的摆布〔而无力保护自己〕
After
the
boat’s
motor
failed,
they
were
at
the
mercy
of
the
weather.
船的马达坏了，他们只能听命于天气了。
She
was
completely
at
his
mercy.
她完全听任他的摆布。
3
mercy flight/mission etc
a
journey
taken
to
bring
help
to
people
救援飞行/任务等
a
mercy
mission
to
help
homeless
refugees
帮助无家可归的难民的救援任务
4
leave sb to sb’s (tender) mercies
to
let
someone
be
dealt
with
by
another
person,
who
may
treat
them
very
badly
or
strictly
–
used
humorously
任凭某人受他人折磨 （摆布 ）〔幽默用法〕
5
throw yourself on sb’s mercy
to
ask
someone
to
help
you
or
forgive
you
when
you
are
in
a
very
bad
situation
乞求某人帮助 （宽恕 ）自己
6
it’s a mercy (that)
used
to
say
that
it
is
lucky
that
a
worse
situation
was
avoided
[口] 幸运的是（...），幸亏（...）
spoken
It’s
a
mercy
the
accident
happened
so
near
the
hospital.
幸亏事故发生在离医院很近的地方。