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mercy mercy ★★☆☆☆/mɜ͟ː(r)si/1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]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。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。May God have mercy on your soul.愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。2[ADJ	形容词]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.   [ADJ n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]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。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]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.   [usu a N]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.两辆车最后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。4[PHRASE	短语]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.   [with poss]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。5[PHRASE	短语]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.   [usu v-link PHR]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。6[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.他准备听凭法庭发落。 mercymer‧cy /ˈmɜːsi $ ˈmɜːrsi/ ●●○ noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] if someone shows mercy, they choose to forgive or to be kind to someone who they have the power to hurt or punish:  He showed no mercy to his enemies. God have mercy on his soul.beg/cry/plead for mercy The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.2at the mercy of somebody/something unable to do anything to protect yourself from someone or something:  After the boat’s motor failed, they were at the mercy of the weather. She was completely at his mercy.3mercy flight/mission etc a journey taken to bring help to people:  a mercy mission to help homeless refugees4leave somebody to somebody’s (tender) mercies to let someone be dealt with by another person, who may treat them very badly or strictly – used humorously5throw yourself on somebody’s mercy to ask someone to help you or forgive you when you are in a very bad situation6it’s a mercy (that) spoken used to say that it is lucky that a worse situation was avoided:  It’s a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital. → be thankful/grateful for small merciesat small1(13)COLLOCATIONSphraseshave mercy (on somebody) (=act in a kind or forgiving way - often used to express a hope or prayer)· ‘God have mercy on me!’ Miss Barton cried.show mercy (to somebody) (=act in a kind or forgiving way)· He showed no mercy to those who had angered him.ask for mercy· The only thing I can do now is ask for mercy.beg/plead for mercy (=ask in a desperate way for someone's mercy)· She continued the punishment, although they begged for mercy.scream/cry for mercy· He screamed for mercy, shouting 'don't shoot!'.adjectivesgreat mercy· God in his great mercy has forgiven you.God's mercy· Will we still receive God's mercy if we refuse to repent?divine mercy (=the mercy of God)· He did not lose his faith in God and divine mercy.infinite mercy (=the quality of mercy that God has, which never ends)· He expressed his thanks for the infinite mercy of God in helping him escape from his own sinful life.

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Collins	mercy ★★☆☆☆ /mɜ͟ː(r)si/ 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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。 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。 May God have mercy on your soul. 愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。 2 [ADJ 形容词]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. [ADJ n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] 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。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu a N] 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. 两辆车最后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [with poss] 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。 5 [PHRASE 短语]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. [usu v-link PHR] 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。 6 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court. 他准备听凭法庭发落。
Oxford	mercy / ˈmɜːsi ; NAmE ˈmɜːrsi / noun ( plural mercies ) 1 [uncountable ] a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or right to punish 仁慈；宽恕 SYN humanity ◆ to ask/beg/plead for mercy 请求╱乞求╱祈求宽恕 ◆ They showed no mercyto their hostages. 他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。 ◆ God have mercy onus. 上帝怜悯我们吧。 ◆ The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people)in the war zone. 部队出发救助战地民众。 2 [countable , usually singular ] ( informal) an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops sth unpleasant 幸运；恩惠 ◆ It's a mercyshe wasn't seriously hurt. 幸运的是她伤势不重。 ☞see also merciful , merciless IDIOMS at the mercy of sb/sth not able to stop sb/sth harming you because they have power or control over you 任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布 ◆ I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank. 我不想任由银行摆布。 ◆ We were at the mercy of the weather. 我们受制于天气。 leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly 听任某人可能受苦或受到虐待（而无能为力） throw yourself on sb's mercy ( formal) to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on sb to be kind to you and not harm or punish you 指望某人能够善待（或宽恕）自己 ☞more at small adj. mercy mercies mercy / ˈmɜːsi ; NAmE ˈmɜːrsi /
LDC	mercymer‧cy /ˈmɜːsi $ ˈmɜːrsi/ ●●○ noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] if someone shows mercy, they choose to forgive or to be kind to someone who they have the power to hurt or punish: He showed no mercy to his enemies. God have mercy on his soul.beg/cry/plead for mercy The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.2at the mercy of somebody/something unable to do anything to protect yourself from someone or something: After the boat’s motor failed, they were at the mercy of the weather. She was completely at his mercy.3mercy flight/mission etc a journey taken to bring help to people: a mercy mission to help homeless refugees4leave somebody to somebody’s (tender) mercies to let someone be dealt with by another person, who may treat them very badly or strictly – used humorously5throw yourself on somebody’s mercy to ask someone to help you or forgive you when you are in a very bad situation6it’s a mercy (that) spoken used to say that it is lucky that a worse situation was avoided: It’s a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital. → be thankful/grateful for small mercies at small1(13) COLLOCATIONSphraseshave mercy (on somebody) (=act in a kind or forgiving way - often used to express a hope or prayer)· ‘God have mercy on me!’ Miss Barton cried.show mercy (to somebody) (=act in a kind or forgiving way)· He showed no mercy to those who had angered him.ask for mercy· The only thing I can do now is ask for mercy.beg/plead for mercy (=ask in a desperate way for someone's mercy)· She continued the punishment, although they begged for mercy.scream/cry for mercy· He screamed for mercy, shouting 'don't shoot!'.adjectivesgreat mercy· God in his great mercy has forgiven you.God's mercy· Will we still receive God's mercy if we refuse to repent?divine mercy (=the mercy of God)· He did not lose his faith in God and divine mercy.infinite mercy (=the quality of mercy that God has, which never ends)· He expressed his thanks for the infinite mercy of God in helping him escape from his own sinful life.
WDF	mercy [ˈmɜ:si] CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTS n5302 5027 706 1754 1016 762 789 NOUN4764 202333 怜悯(46%)，仁慈(27%)，宽恕(25%)，恩惠(2%) n.仁慈，宽容；怜悯；幸运；善行 n.(Mercy)人名；(英)默西，默茜(女名)；(法)梅西

Mercy Situation God Power Kind Sb/Sth Forgive Showed

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