摘要：Prison life consists of routine, and then more routine. Every day is the same, and you are at the mercy of the guards. 《肖申克的救赎》

at the mercy of sb/sth

任…处置（支配）；对…无能为力；任由…摆布；受制于

not able to stop sb/sth harming you because they have power or control over you

例：

The country was at the mercy of foreign powers during the war.

战争期间，这个国家完全受外国势力的摆布。

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.

普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。

We were at the mercy of the weather.

我们受制于天气。

In their long-distance relationship, she was always at the mercy of his mood over the phone—his cold tone would make her anxious for days.

在异地恋中，她总是受他电话里语气的摆布——他语气冷淡时，她会焦虑好几天。

He was so infatuated that he was at the mercy of her every decision, even giving up his dream job to move to her city.

他深陷迷恋，完全受她每个决定的支配，甚至为了搬到她所在的城市，放弃了自己梦寐以求的工作。

She refused to be at the mercy of her spouse’s unreasonable demands.

她拒绝任凭配偶的无理要求摆布。

When she fell in love, she felt she was at the mercy of her emotions.

当她坠入爱河时，她觉得自己完全受情感的支配。

He learned not to be at the mercy of his friends’ opinions and made his own decisions.

他学会了不被朋友的看法左右，开始自己做决定。

Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather

建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。

Small businesses are often at the mercy of changes in interest rates.

小型企业往往受利率变动的支配。

In the era of mass media, traditional art forms are sometimes at the mercy of public taste.

在大众传媒时代，传统艺术形式有时会受公众审美趣味的支配。

The diplomat realized his team was at the mercy of the host country’s immigration policies.

这位外交官意识到，他的团队完全受制于东道国的移民政策。

The trapped soldiers were at the mercy of the enemy’s artillery fire.

被困的士兵们任凭敌军炮火的摆布。

Without proper funding, rural schools are at the mercy of outdated teaching resources.

缺乏充足资金，农村学校只能受制于陈旧的教学资源。

Farmers in this region are always at the mercy of the weather."

该地区的农民始终受天气的摆布。

Prison life consists of routine, and then more routine. Every day is the same, and you are at the mercy of the guards. 《肖申克的救赎》

监狱生活由日复一日的例行公事构成，每天都一成不变，你完全受狱警的摆布。

In this war, small houses are at the mercy of the great ones. We choose sides not for honor, but for survival. 《权力的游戏》

在这场战争中，小家族完全受大家族的支配。我们选择阵营不是为了荣誉，而是为了生存。

When the planet faces extinction, all humanity is at the mercy of the cosmic disaster. 《流浪地球2》

当星球面临毁灭时，全人类都任凭宇宙灾难的摆布。

In the 19th century, many coastal villages were at the mercy of storms and tsunamis, with no effective way to protect themselves.

在19世纪，许多沿海村庄任由风暴和海啸的摆布，没有有效的方法来保护自己。（2025年高考英语完形填空）

In the age of globalization, no country is an island. Even powerful nations are sometimes at the mercy of international economic trends.（2022年考研英语（一）翻译题）

在全球化时代，没有哪个国家是一座孤岛。即便是强国，有时也会受国际经济趋势的支配。

来源：翅膀英语一点号