高中英语人教版选修九 Unit2 Sailing the oceans词汇讲解.docVIP

Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Teaching Resources Section 3: Words and expressions from Unit 2 Sailing the oceans mercy noun (pl. -ies) 1. [U] a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or right to punish humanity: to ask / beg / plead for mercy They showed no mercy to their hostages. God have mercy on us. The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people) in the war zone. 2. [C, usually sing.] (informal) an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops sth unpleasant: It’s a mercy she wasn’t seriously hurt. His death was a mercy (