sympathy
noun
ˈsɪmpəθi
noun
1
the
feeling
of
being
sorry
for
someone
who
is
in
a
bad
situation
同情; 同情心
plural 复数,U
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for
]
I
have
a
lot
of
sympathy
for
her;
she
had
to
bring
up
the
children
on
her
own.
我非常同情她 — 她只得独自抚养孩子。
I
have
absolutely
no
sympathy
for
students
who
get
caught
cheating
in
exams.
我对考试作弊被抓到的学生丝毫都不同情。
She
wrote
a
letter
expressing
her
sympathy
.
她写了一封信表示慰问。
play
on
sb’s
sympathy
We
would
like
to
pass
on
our
deepest
sympathy
to
Ken’s
wife
Marjorie.
我们谨向肯的妻子玛乔丽表达我们最深切的慰问。
Our
sympathies
are
with
the
families
of
the
victims.
我们向受害者家庭表示慰问。
My
sympathies
go
out
to
the
boy’s
mother.
我向男孩的母亲表示同情。
message/letter
of
sympathy
The
victim’s
parents
have
received
thousands
of
messages
of
sympathy.
遇害者的父母收到了数千封慰问信。
2
belief
in
or
support
for
a
plan,
idea,
or
action,
especially
a
political
one
〔尤指政治方面的〕赞同，支持
plural 复数,U
in
sympathy
with
sth
Willard
is
in
sympathy
with
many
Green
Party
issues.
威拉德对许多绿党争论的问题表示支持。
Her
sympathies
lie
firmly
with
the
Conservative
Party.
她坚决支持保守党。
communist/Republican/left-wing
etc
sympathies
Matheson
is
known
for
his
pro-socialist
sympathies.
马西森以亲社会主义著称。
[+
with/for
]
Sullivan
expressed
sympathy
for
the
striking
federal
workers.
沙利文正在对罢工的联邦政府雇员表示了支持。
3
a
feeling
that
you
understand
someone
because
you
are
similar
to
them
〔与某人的〕同感，共鸣
U
There
was
no
personal
sympathy
between
them.
他们之间全无相投之处。