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the feeling of being sorry for somebody; showing that you understand and care about somebody’s problems 同情 - sympathy for somebody
to express/feel sympathy for somebody 向某人表示体恤；对某人感到同情 I have no sympathy for Jan—it's all her own fault. 我不同情简，那都是她自己的错。 I wish he'd show me a little more sympathy. 我多希望他能再体谅我一点。 Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war. 我们对战争的受害者表示由衷的同情。 - out of sympathy for somebody
Shops were closed out of sympathy for the victims. 出于对受害者的同情，商店关门了。 - (formal)
May we offer our deepest sympathies on the death of your wife. 我们谨对尊夫人去世表示最深切的慰唁。 - (formal)
I would like to extend our sincere sympathies to his family at this sad time. 在这个悲痛的时刻，我谨向他的家人致以诚挚的慰问。
Express Yourself Expressing sympathyExpressing sympathy 表达同情 If someone is ill, or something bad has happened to them, you can show them that you are sorry: 有人生病或遭遇不幸时，向他们表示同情可以这么说： I'm sorry you're not well. I hope you feel better soon. 你身体不适，我很难过。希望你尽快好起来。
I am sorry to hear that. 听到这个消息我很难过。
That's bad luck. 真是不幸。
How awful for you. 这对你太糟糕了。
I'm sorry for your loss 你失去了亲人，我很难过。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2He didn't get much sympathy from anyone. 他没有从别人那里得到多少同情。 I don't want your sympathy! 我不想要你的同情！ I felt a pang of sympathy for her. 我心中突然涌起一阵对她的同情。 It's hard to find any sympathy for such an evil man. 很难对这样邪恶的人怀有同情。 She expressed her deepest sympathy for him. 她向他表达了最深切的问候。 She married him more out of sympathy than love. 她和他结婚更多的是出于同情，而不是爱。 She says I haven't given her enough sympathy. 她说我没有充分体谅她。 She seemed to feel some sympathy for the patients. 她似乎有些同情这些病人。 Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy. 他们的困境令公众大为同情。 a total lack of human sympathy 毫无人类的同情心 My sympathy lies with his wife. 我同情他的妻子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- deep
- genuine
- …
- feel
- find
- have
- …
- go out to somebody
- lie with somebody
- in sympathy with
- out of sympathy
- with sympathy
- …
- a feeling of sympathy
- a pang of sympathy
- full of sympathy
- …
- sympathy for somebody
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the act of showing support for or approval of an idea, a cause, an organization, etc. 赞同；支持 - in sympathy with somebody/something
The seamen went on strike in sympathy with (= to show their support for) the dockers. 海员举行罢工，以表示对码头工人的支持。 Her sympathies lie with the anti-abortion lobby. 她支持反堕胎的团体。
Extra ExamplesThe government showed sympathy to their cause. 政府对他们的事业表示了支持。 She had every sympathy with him. 她对他百般同情。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- deep
- genuine
- …
- feel
- find
- have
- …
- go out to somebody
- lie with somebody
- in sympathy with
- out of sympathy
- with sympathy
- …
- a feeling of sympathy
- a pang of sympathy
- full of sympathy
- …
- in sympathy with somebody/something
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friendship and understanding between people who have similar opinions or interests 意气相投；志同道合 There was no personal sympathy between them. 他们个人之间全无相投之处。 He has a total lack of sympathy for young people. 他一点儿也不理解年轻人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- deep
- genuine
- …
- feel
- find
- have
- …
- go out to somebody
- lie with somebody
- in sympathy with
- out of sympathy
- with sympathy
- …
- a feeling of sympathy
- a pang of sympathy
- full of sympathy
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- ‘with’ + pathos ‘feeling’.
Idioms
in sympathy with something
out of sympathy with somebody/something
not agreeing with or not wanting to support somebody/something 不赞成，不支持（某人或事物）