1·We were at the mercy of the weather.
我们受制于天气。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.
我不想任由银行摆布。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.
普通人任由千人一面的官僚们摆布。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·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。
7·Farmers in South Africa are more at the mercy of nature, especially inconsistent rainfall.
南非的农民更容易受到大自然的影响，尤其是变化无常的降雨。
8·The accuracy of scientific observations and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist's timekeeping methods.
科学观测和计算的准确性，总是受制于科学家的计时方法。
9·Another is that there is too much variation among people to believe that they are dominated by, or at the mercy of, aggressive impulses.
另一个原因是，人与人之间的差异太大，让人很难相信他们是被侵略性冲动所控制或支撑。
10·The whole family was at the mercy of his hands.
全家都在他的支配下。