mercy
- n.怜悯;仁慈，慈悲;宽恕;（神的）恩惠;幸运，侥幸;（对犯有死罪者的）宽大处理（指改判死刑为徒刑）;（从痛苦等中的）解脱;仁慈行为，善行
- int.〈古〉（表示惊愕、惊恐、烦恼等）嗳呀，哎呀
- adj.慈善的;救援的;出于怜悯的
复数： mercies
merc 商业,交易 + -y 名词后缀
mercynoun
仁慈；宽恕
a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or right to punish
to ask/beg/plead for mercy
请求 / 乞求 / 祈求宽恕
They showed no mercy to their hostages.
他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。
God have mercy on us.
上帝怜悯我们吧。
The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people) in the war zone.
部队出发救助战区民众。
幸运；恩惠
an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops sth unpleasant
It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt.
幸运的是她伤势不重。
not able to stop sb/sth harming you because they have power or control over you
我不想任由银行摆布。
I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.
We were at the mercy of the weather.
我们受制于天气。
to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly
to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on sb to be kind to you and not harm or punish you
mercy
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N-UNCOUNT 仁慈;怜悯;宽恕
If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish.Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy...
双方都没有抓俘虏，也没有表现出丝毫的心慈手软。
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ADJ 慈善的;救援的
Mercy is used to describe a special journey to help someone in great need, such as people who are sick or made homeless by war.She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa...
9个月前她在去西非的慈善之旅中消失了。
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N-COUNT 幸运;侥幸
If you refer to an event or situation as a mercy, you mean that it makes you feel happy or relieved, usually because it stops something unpleasant happening.It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end...
他最后去得那么快，真是谢天谢地。
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PHRASE 完全由…支配;任由…摆布
If one person or thing is at the mercy of another, the first person or thing is in a situation where they cannot prevent themselves being harmed or affected by the second.Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather...
建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。
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PHRASE 为坏情况没有变得更糟而庆幸
If you tell someone who is in an unpleasant situation that they should be grateful or thankful for small mercies, you mean that although their situation is bad, it could be even worse, and so they should be happy.But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.
士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
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PHRASE 听凭…发落
If you throw yourself on someone's mercy, you put yourself in a situation where they will have complete power to decide how to treat you, for example whether to punish or forgive you.He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.
他准备听凭法庭发落。
noun
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- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- he threw himself on the mercy of the court
- Synonym: clemency mercifulness
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- alleviation of distress;showing great kindness toward the distressed
- distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy
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- a disposition to be kind and forgiving
- in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
- Synonym: mercifulness
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- the feeling that motivates compassion
- Synonym: mercifulness
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- something for which to be thankful
- it was a mercy we got out alive
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God have mercy on us .
上帝怜悯我们吧。
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Kelly prayed that God would judge her with mercy .
凯莉祈求在接受最后的审判时能得到上帝的怜悯。
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The troops are on a mercy mission in the war zone .
部队出发救助战区民众。
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It 's a mercy she wasn 't seriously hurt .
幸运的是她伤势不重。
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He wants to see them beg for mercy .
他想亲眼看着他们求饶。
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Justice must be tempered with mercy .
法外尚需施恩。
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They showed no mercy to their hostages .
他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。
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The Emperor must realize that he has us at his mercy .
皇帝必须意识到我们任由他处置。
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It really was a mercy that he 'd died so rapidly at the end
他最后去得那么快，真是谢天谢地。
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May God have mercy on your soul .
愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。
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He 's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court .
他准备听凭法庭发落。
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Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy
双方都没有抓俘虏，也没有表现出丝毫的心慈手软。
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She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa
9个月前她在去西非的慈善之旅中消失了。
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They meant to finish her off , swiftly and without mercy .
他们打算毫不留情地迅速结果了她。
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For others , especially the young and foolish , the state will temper justice with mercy
对待其他人时，尤其是年轻人和愚蠢的人，国家会刚柔并济。
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Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather
建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。
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Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats .
普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。
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The two cars finished up in a run-off area , clear of the circuit , and that was a mercy .
两辆车最后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。
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They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter
他们哭喊着请求宽恕，可是他们的恳求却遭到了谩骂和嘲笑。
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But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies .
士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
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He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy
他跪在地板上请求宽恕。
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It 's the first so-called mercy flight for a fortnight as the Americans have been waiting for enough people to fill a 747 jet .
美国人一直在等人坐满一架747飞机，这便是第一次为期两周的所谓慈善飞行。
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In him the polarities of life are resolved and balanced : male and female , strength and compassion , severity and mercy .
在他身上，生命的两面性达到了调和与平衡：阳刚和阴柔、强悍和怜悯，还有严厉和仁慈。
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He showed mercy to the thief and let him go .
他对窃贼很仁慈，放他走了。
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He knelt down and begged for mercy .
他跪倒在地，乞求宽恕。
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We never show mercy to bad people .
我们对坏人是决不容情的。
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I will show no mercy to [ on ] him .
我决不对他行善。
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They were treated with mercy .
他们受到仁慈的待遇。
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Captain White scourged his crew without mercy .
船长怀特无情地鞭挞船员。
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The prisoner begged the judge for mercy .
囚犯向法官求情。
指对有权处置或惩罚之人表现出的慈悲或怜悯。
He showed mercy to the thief and let him go.
他对窃贼很仁慈，放他走了。
He knelt down and begged for mercy.
他跪倒在地，乞求宽恕。
指对他人表现出的仁慈或同情。
Her neighbours were deeply moved by her works of charity.
邻居们被她的善举深深感动了。
Public opinions showed him little charity.
社会舆论对他毫不宽容。
指对某人遭遇的极大同情，并意欲提供帮助，多含褒义。
She showed strong compassion for the poor.
她对穷人表现出了强烈的同情。
He talked to her with compassion.
他满怀同情地和她讲话。
普通用词，指对他人的友好举动。
Those children will never forget her kindness.
那些孩子永远也不会忘了她的好意。
She always treats people with kindness.
她总是和蔼待人。
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