mercy
noun
uk/ˈmɜː.si/us/ˈmɝː.si/mercynoun(KINDNESS)
C2[U]
kindnessthat makes youforgivesomeone, usually someone that you haveauthorityover:
慈悲，怜悯；仁慈，宽容Sheappealedto thejudgetohavemercyonherhusband.她请求法官宽恕她的丈夫。
Theprisonerspleadedformercy.囚犯们恳求得到宽大处理。
Thegunmenshowedno mercy,killinginnocentmen and women.那些枪手毫无怜悯之心，滥杀无辜男女。
be at the mercy ofsomeone/something
C2
to be in asituationwhere someone or something hascompletepowerover you:
任凭…的摆布，完全受…的支配Poorpeopleareincreasinglyat the mercy of money-lenders.穷人受放债人的摆布的情况日益严重。
- Hebeggedfor mercy as theblowsfellon him .
- Fishermen are always at the mercy of theforcesofnature.
- Theybeggedfor mercy.
- Heboweddown before thekingandbeggedfor mercy.
Lenient & merciful
- charitable
- charitably
- charity
- clemency
- ease
- ease up/off
- easy
- go easyidiom
- have a heart!idiom
- heart
- leniency
- lenient
- magnanimous
- magnanimously
- merciful
- quarter
- squishy
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Weakness and vulnerability
mercynoun(EVENT/SITUATION)
[S]
aneventorsituationthat you aregratefulfor because itstopssomethingunpleasant:
恩惠；解脱Aftermonthsofsuffering, hisdeathwas 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 mercymissionto takefoodto therefugeeswhen they wereattacked.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。
Good luck and bad luck
- align
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
- be down onyourluckidiom
- be in/out of luckidiom
- blessing
- fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- merciful
- mercifully
- miracle
- misadventure
- mischance
- shame
- streak
- with any luckidiom
- your luck's in!idiom
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