be at the mercy of
基本解释
- 任由……摆布
- 在……面前毫无办法
- 受……的支配
英汉例句
- No longer must investors be at the mercy of error-prone and expensive fund managers.
投资者们将不在任由那些容易出错且价格不匪的基金经理的摆布了。 - You can set up your own agenda, and not be at the mercy of theTV anchor who decides, on your behalf, what information you need.
你可以设置自己的议程,而不是受电视主播的摆布来决定你需要什么信息。 - Thus, runs the theory, Mr Abbas will reap the praise for a better life in the West Bank, while Gazans' well-being will be at the mercy of a now-isolated Hamas.
于是,按照这个理论,阿巴斯先生会因为在西岸更好的生活而获得赞扬,而与此同时,加沙人的幸福则将任由目前孤立的哈马斯摆布。 - Some people will still choose not to buy health insurance, and they will be at the mercy of hospitals.
FORBES: Will Obamacare Reduce the Crazy Variation in Hospital Prices? - We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers.
FORBES: Steve Jobs: How Do I Hate Flash? Let Me Count The Ways - If the fund ever needed to sell, it would be at the mercy of buyers because the marketplace for those shares would be illiquid.
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