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The little ship was at the mercy of the storm.

小船只好任暴风雨。

I never accept meekly being pushed around.

我从来不轻易让。

I was narked at being pushed around.

我对让随意感到很恼火。

Small businesses are completely at the mercy of the banks these days.

时下小企业完全受银行。

Sir John Smith baronet abandoned his son to his fate.

约翰 · 史密斯爵士遗弃了儿子, 任其受命运。

The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.

土著居民不愿受殖民势力的。

He had made me wretchedly conscious of my shortcomings; that is how he had me on the hook.

他使我非常痛苦地意识到自己的缺点，所以他才能任意我。

They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it.

他们修汽车索价太高, 但我们被逼得只好听其, 因为我们不能没有汽车。