1N-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. 仁慈;怜悯;宽恕
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。
They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter.
2ADJ [ADJ n]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. 慈善的;救援的 [journalism]
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。
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。
3N-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. 幸运;侥幸
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。
The two cars finished up in a run-off area, clear of the circuit, and that was a mercy.
4PHRASE [with poss]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. 完全由…支配;任由…摆布
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。
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。
5PHRASE 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. 为坏情况没有变得更糟而庆幸
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。
6PHRASE [VERB inflects]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. 听凭…发落
He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.
他准备听凭法庭发落。
Quotations
Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercyJohn MiltonParadise Lost
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beg for mercy, call for mercy, have mercy on someone, show mercy1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MERCY | MERCY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤divine, infinite神的恩惠;無限的恩惠◇God's infinite mercy上帝無限的恩惠➤great極大的慈悲➤tender溫柔的憐憫◇I left him to the tender mercies of his mother.我就任由他媽媽收拾他了。VERB + MERCY➤ask for, beg for, plead for, scream for請求寬恕;乞求寬恕;懇求寬恕;高聲求饒➤deserve值得寬恕➤obtain, receive獲得/得到寬恕▸➤extend, give (sb), grant (sb), have, show (sb)發慈悲;憐憫(某人);(向某人)表現仁慈◇The mission of the church is to extend mercy to the needy.教會的使命就是對貧困的人施以慈悲。◇God have mercy on us!上帝對我們發發慈悲吧!◇They showed no mercy to their captives.他們對俘虜毫無憐憫之心。MERCY + NOUN➤dash, mission緊急救援;救援任務◇a mercy mission to deliver medical supplies and equipment運送醫療用品和設備的救助任務➤killing安樂死PREPOSITION➤at the mercy of任由⋯擺佈◇We're at the mercy of the weather.我們對天氣無能為力。➤without mercy殘忍;無情◇The terrorists are completely without mercy.恐怖分子毫無人性。➤mercy for對⋯的仁慈◇There shall be no mercy for my enemies.對我的敵人不會有任何慈悲。◇He asked for mercy for the crimes he had committed.他請求對他所犯的罪行給予寬恕。PHRASES➤be grateful for small mercies, be thankful for small mercies感激點滴恩惠;慶幸情況還不算太壞◇I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.我覺得我們應該慶幸情況還不算太糟。
mercy ♦︎ forgiveness ♦︎ pardon ♦︎ grace ♦︎ clemency ♦︎ charityThese are all words for a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb.这些词均表示仁慈、宽恕。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆forgiveness / pardon / clemency for sth◆divine mercy / forgiveness / grace◆to ask (for) mercy / forgiveness / pardon◆to pray for mercy / forgiveness / grace◆to show (no) / receive mercy / forgiveness / charity◆to beg for / have mercy / forgiveness◆to plead for mercy / clemency■mercy [uncountable] a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or the right to punish仁慈;宽恕◆The terrorists are completely without mercy.那些恐怖分子全无仁慈之心。◆God have mercy on us.上帝怜悯我们。◆I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.我不想任由银行摆布。 see also merciful ⇨ lenient■forgiveness [uncountable] the act of forgiving sb for sth bad that they have done; a forgiving attitude towards sb原谅;宽恕;仁慈◆the forgiveness of sins对罪的宽恕◆He begged forgiveness for what he had done.他乞求饶恕他的所作所为。◆There can be no progress without forgiveness.没有宽恕就不可能有进步。 see also forgive ⇨ forgiveverb, forgiving ⇨ lenient■pardon [uncountable] (formalorold-fashioned) the act of forgiving sb for sth原谅;宽恕◆She begged his pardon for disturbing him.她为打扰他请他原谅。 see also pardon ⇨ forgive■grace [uncountable] the kindness that God shows towards the human race(上帝的)恩宠,恩典◆It was only by the grace of God that they survived.承蒙天恩他们才幸免于难。◆the power of divine grace神恩的力量■clemency ˈklemənsi [uncountable] (formal) a kind attitude towards sb when they are being punished; willingness not to punish sb too severely(对受惩罚的人表现出的)仁慈,慈悲;宽恕;宽容◆His lawyers appealed for clemency on the grounds of ill health.他的律师以他健康欠佳为由替他乞求宽恕。■charity [uncountable] (formal) a kind and sympathetic attitude towards sb, especially when you are judging them(尤指在评判他人时表现出的)慈善,仁爱,宽容◆Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.她的文章对她以前的朋友毫不宽容。