كيف تنطق "at the mercy of"

expression

AT thuh MUR-see uhv

AT thuh MER-see ov

التعريف

To be in a situation where you are powerless and completely controlled or affected by someone or something else.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmɝsi/ /ˈəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæt/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈɜːsi/ /ˈɒv

أمريكي

AT thuh MUR-see uhv

بريطاني

AT thuh MER-see ov

After the storm, the small boat was at the mercy of the waves.

Children are often at the mercy of adults.

We are at the mercy of the weather during our trip.

When the power goes out, we're completely at the mercy of technology.