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;寬恕 -
He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.他是一個邪惡的、不值得寬恕的罪犯。
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She fell to her knees and asked/begged/pleaded for mercy.她跪下來祈求寬恕。
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Have you no mercy? = Are you utterly without mercy?你一點兒同情心都沒有嗎?
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May God have mercy on us all. [=may God treat us all with kindness and forgiveness]願上帝憐憫我們。
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He showed no mercy to his enemies. = He showed his enemies no mercy. [=he treated his enemies very harshly]他對敵人毫不憐憫。
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The boss took mercy on us [=he treated us kindly] and let us go home early.老板開恩,讓我們早早回家了。
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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]囚犯對自己的罪行供認不諱,祈求法庭寬恕。
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[noncount] : kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation憐憫;幫助 3
[count] : a good or lucky fact or situation幸運;恩惠 -
It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.幸好發生火災時樓裏沒有人。
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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]對於點滴恩惠我們也應心存感激。
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Thank heaven for small mercies.感謝上蒼對我們的眷顧。
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old-fashioned + informal —
used as an interjection to show surprise啊,天哪(用作表示驚訝的感歎詞) -
Mercy! That wind is cold!天哪!好冷的風!
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I'm not hungry, but mercy [=heavens, goodness], that food sure does smell good!我雖然不怎麽餓,但是天哪,這食物聞上去實在是香啊!
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Mercy me! That wind is cold.天哪!好冷的風啊!
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…處置;對…無能爲力;任由…擺布 -
With no way to control the ship, we were at the mercy of the sea.由於沒有辦法控制我們的船,我們只好任由大海擺布了。
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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]對於攻上來的敵軍,人們無能爲力。
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Our plans were at the mercy of the weather.我們的計劃能否實施只能看天氣了。
to the mercy of
or to the (tender) mercies of
: without any protection from (someone or something you cannot control)對…無能爲力;任由…擺布 -
He had to leave his boat to the mercy of the storm.他只能讓自己的船聽任暴風雨擺布了。
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As the army retreated, the people were left to the mercies of the advancing enemy.由於軍隊撤退了,老百姓對進攻的敵人無力抵抗。