| 单词 | at the mercy of |
| 释义 | at the mercy of or at someone's or something's mercy : in a position or situation in which you can be harmed by (someone or something you cannot control)任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布 With no way to control the ship, we were at the mercy of the sea.由于没有办法控制我们的船，我们只好任由大海摆布了。 The people were at the mercy of the advancing army. = The army advanced, and the people were at their mercy. [=the people could do nothing to defend themselves from the army]对于攻上来的敌军，人们无能为力。 Our plans were at the mercy of the weather.我们的计划能否实施只能看天气了。 mercy |
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