| 单词 | sympathy |
| 释义 | sympathy —sympathy /ˈsɪm.pə.θi/ noun (SUPPORT) C2 [U] support and agreement: » I must confess I have some sympathy with his views.Thesaurus+: ↑Accepting and agreeing , ↑Accepting and agreeing reluctantly , ↑Approving and approvalsympathies [plural]F0 support: » Of those people questioned, 93 percent said their sympathies were with the teachers.» He is known to have right-wing sympathies.Thesaurus+: ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Defending and protectingcome out in sympathy with sbF0 to stop working in order to show your support for other workers who are on strike: » The railway workers came out in sympathy with the miners.Thesaurus+: ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Defending and protectingThesaurus+: ↑Industrial actionWord Builder:–Nouns: sympathy, sympathizer–Adjectives: sympathetic, unsympathetic–Verbs: sympathizenoun (UNDERSTANDING) B2 [U] (an expression of) understanding and care for someone else's suffering: » The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.» I don't have much sympathy for her - I think she's brought her troubles on herself.→ COMPARE EMPATHY(Cf. ↑empathy)Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionoffer/send your sympathies FORMALF0 to express your sadness to someone because a relation or friend of theirs has recently died: » I went along to the funeral in order to offer my sympathies.Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionWord Builder:–Nouns: sympathy, sympathizer–Adjectives: sympathetic, unsympathetic–Verbs: sympathize• • • Extra Examples:» She said that she was deeply moved by all the letters of sympathy she had received.» I have absolutely no sympathy for people who get into debt by overspending.» George was a wonderful man - you have my greatest sympathy.» It's your own fault Colin, you'll get no sympathy from me!» I feel a lot of sympathy for him, it can't be easy bringing up three children on your own. |
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