英语词汇“to leave to the mercy of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e. to leave (also trust, etc.) to the mercy (also mercies) of: to put in the power or at the discretion or disposal of; to put in danger of harm from. See also tender mercies at tender adj. 8a.

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 137 Thy Crueltie..hath exceeded Law, And left thee to the mercy of the Law.

1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica 78 Leaving them to the Mercy of their Opponents Court-Marshalls, who presently doom'd them to be shot to death.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub vi. 133 Like a discovered Shoplifter, left to the Mercy of Exchange-Women.

1788 A. Hamilton in Federalist Papers lxxiii The one ought not be left to the mercy of the other.

1825 C. Lamb Ass in Wks. (1903) I. 304 With just such a convenient spot laid bare to the tender mercies of the whipster.

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. xxiv. 161 You'll never find a fellow like this fellow, trusting himself to the mercies of such precious protégés.

1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs II. 50 Too precious to trust to the tender mercies of a baggage pony.

1958 R. K. Narayan Guide v. 69 Surely you aren't going to leave me to the mercy of prowling beasts?

1982 ‘E. Peters’ Virgin in Ice ix. 118 Yves was left to the mercies of the underlings.

单词	to leave to the mercy of
释义	> as lemmas to leave (also trust, etc.) to the mercy (also mercies) of e. to leave (also trust, etc.) to the mercy (also mercies) of: to put in the power or at the discretion or disposal of; to put in danger of harm from. See also tender mercies at tender adj. 8a. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 137 Thy Crueltie..hath exceeded Law, And left thee to the mercy of the Law. View more context for this quotation 1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica 78 Leaving them to the Mercy of their Opponents Court-Marshalls, who presently doom'd them to be shot to death. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub vi. 133 Like a discovered Shoplifter, left to the Mercy of Exchange-Women. 1788 A. Hamilton in Federalist Papers lxxiii The one ought not be left to the mercy of the other. 1825 C. Lamb Ass in Wks. (1903) I. 304 With just such a convenient spot laid bare to the tender mercies of the whipster. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. xxiv. 161 You'll never find a fellow like this fellow, trusting himself to the mercies of such precious protégés. 1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs II. 50 Too precious to trust to the tender mercies of a baggage pony. 1958 R. K. Narayan Guide v. 69 Surely you aren't going to leave me to the mercy of prowling beasts? 1982 ‘E. Peters’ Virgin in Ice ix. 118 Yves was left to the mercies of the underlings. extracted from mercyn.int. < as lemmas
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