mercy
noun uk/ˈmɜː.si/ us/ˈmɝː.si/
(KINDNESS)
C2 [ U ]慈悲，怜悯;仁慈，宽容
kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over
She appealed to the judge to have mercy on her husband. 她请求法官宽恕她的丈夫。
The prisoners pleaded for mercy. 囚犯们恳求得到宽大处理。
The gunmen showed no mercy, killing innocent men and women. 那些枪手毫无怜悯之心，滥杀无辜男女。
be at the mercy of someone/somethingC2 任凭…的摆布，完全受…的支配
to be in a situation where someone or something has complete power over you
Poor people are increasingly at the mercy of money-lenders. 穷人受放债人的摆布的情况日益严重。
- More examples
- He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him .
- Fishermen are always at the mercy of the forces of nature .
- They begged for mercy.
- He bowed down before the king and begged for mercy.
(EVENT/SITUATION)
[ S ]恩惠；解脱
an event or situation that you are grateful for because it stops something unpleasant
After months of suffering, his death was a mercy. 经受了数月痛苦的折磨后，死对他是一种解脱。
They were on a mercy mission to take food to the refugees when they were attacked. 他们受到袭击时正在执行一项为难民运送食品的救援任务。