单词 | at the mercy of(to the mercies of) |
释义 | mercy , at the ~ of : mercies , to the ~ of —— 628. mercy, at the ~ of : mercies , to the ~ of —— 628. at the mercy of 这个短语介词作“听命于”讲, to the mercies of 这个短语介词作“听任发落”讲,不无区别。 例如: The child was abandoned in the forest, where he was at the mercy of wild beasts. 这个小孩在森林里失踪了,只好听命于野兽了。(与生死有关) He was left to the tender mercies of his creditors. 他唯有听任债主们大发慈悲了。(不一定与生命有关) |
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