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

He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.

他准备听凭法庭发落。

We were at the mercy of the weather.

我们受制于天气。

She went down on her knees, pleading for mercy.

她双膝跪下, 乞求谅解.

After the boat's motor failed, they were at the mercy of the weather.

船的马达坏了,他们只能听命于天气了。

If all forms of mercy-killing are wrong, they should remain taboo.

如果所有形式的安乐死都是错误的, 那就应该统统列入禁止之列.

Public opinion polarised into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing.

公众舆论在安乐死这一问题上分化成了完全不同的对立观点。

He seemed so young, a mere boy.

他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。

A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity.

他们的预算开支只有2%用于宣传。

The mere thought of food made her feel sick.

一想到食物她就恶心。

Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.

接口描述了一系列功能, 或者是约定.

It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.

她只花了20分钟就赢了。

His religion was a mere pretence.

他信教纯属假充样子.

The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.

他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。

He's a mere child.

他只是个孩子。

The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.

他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。

His mere presence (= just the fact that he was there) made her feel afraid.

他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。

The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs...

单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。

The President's visit to the slums was a mere pose.

总统到贫民区去访问只不过是做做样子罢了.

She lost the election by a mere 20 votes.

她仅仅以20票之差落选。

Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...

有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。