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mercy ☞mercyn. [′mɜːsɪ]
双解释义 1. U 宽容,怜悯,仁慈 willingness to forgive, not to punish; kindness and pity 2. S 幸运之事,侥幸 a fortunate event 词汇搭配 动词+~ allow no ~ 不能宽恕 beg for ~ 乞求怜悯,乞求宽恕 beg the ~ of 恳求得到…的宽恕 cry for ~ 恳求饶命 have〔show〕 ~ on 对…表示同情形容词+~ ill-judged ~ 判断错误而给予的宽恕 infinite ~ 无限的宽恕 intellectual ~ 明智的同情 tender ~ 仁慈的宽恕介词+~ at sb's ~ 任人摆布 at the ~ of 受…支配,在…的掌握之中,任凭…摆布 throw oneself at sb's ~ 向某人请求宽恕 for ~ 因为怜悯的缘故 spare sb out of ~ 出于仁慈饶了某人 without ~ 毫不宽恕句型例句 He showed mercy to the defeated enemy. 他怜悯被打败的敌人。 They had little mercy on their enemy. 他们对敌人决不留情。 The traitor will be given no mercy. 那个叛徒绝不会得到饶恕。 The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy. 犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。 We must be thankful for small mercies. 我们对于小惠亦当感谢。 We do pray you to show mercy. 我们恳求你发发慈悲。 What a mercy he escaped the fire. 他从火中逃生真是幸运的事。 It's a mercy the accident happened so close to the hospital. 幸亏车祸发生在离医院很近的地方。常用短语 ♣ at the mercy of 任…摆布,在…前毫无办法 powerless against The enemy were at the mercy of us. 敌人在我们面前毫无办法。 ♣ leave sb to the tender mercy 吃(某人的)苦头,任凭(某人)宰割 give to the cruel control of I'll teach him to ski myself, rather than leave him to the tender mercy of the skiing instructor. 我会亲自教他滑雪,而不让他吃滑雪教练的苦头。 ♣ without mercy 无情地 by pitiless He was treated without mercy. 他受到无情地对待。词语辨异 ♣ mercy, compassion, pity, sympathy 参见pity条。 补充资料 [同义词] humanness, kindness, pity, sympathy [词源]中古英语<古法语merci(付钱,奖励) |