大学英语四级常用短语 at the mercy of
释义:
at the mercy of 受…支配
例句:
We were at the mercy of the weather.
我们受制于天气。
I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.
我不想任由银行摆布。
Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.
普通人任由千人一面的官僚们摆布。
Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather.
这些建筑物因人为的肆意破坏和日晒雨淋而破败不堪。
They were at the mercy of informers who might at any moment denounce them.
他们完全受那些随时可能告发他们的告密者的支配。
The profession is very much at the mercy of the market place.
这个行业在很大程度上受市场的支配。
The whole family was at the mercy of his hands.
全家都在他的支配下。
So the woman was at the mercy of her physiology.
因此女人任由她生理的摆布。
But even these fields are at the mercy of the dry spell.
但是即使这些田地也受干旱的支配。
You’ll be in charge of paper instead of feeling at the mercy of it!
你会觉得你成了纸张的主宰而不是活于纸张的怜悯之下。
You and your group would be at the mercy of what others demand of you.
他和他的团队只能任人摆布。
The export model left Germany at the mercy of changes in global demand.
出口模式使得当前的德国需要在全球需求上做出改变。
When it comes to choosing a partner, are we at the mercy of our subconscious?
至于选择伴侣,是潜意识在做主吗?