sympathy

n

• ① 1同情,怜悯<for, with>2[用复数形]同情心
  • excite [evoke] (a person's) sympathy引起(某人的)同情
  • She pressed my hand in sympathy.她同情地按我的手。
  • She looked at the orphan with sympathy.她同情地看着那个孤儿。
  • They don't feel much sympathy for [with] me.他们不大同情我。
  • I have a lot of sympathy for the refugees.我非常同情那些难民。
  • He has no sympathy for [with] them in their suffering.他不同情他们的苦难。
  • He is a person of ready sympathies.他是很有同情心的人。
  • You have my deepest sympathies.我深切地同情你。

• ② 1吊唁;慰问2[用复数形]慰问函;吊唁函
  • a letter of sympathy慰问信,吊唁信
  • express sympathy for a person慰问某人
  • I sent my sympathies on the death of Mr. Jones.我寄出吊唁函,以哀悼琼斯先生的去世。

• ③ 1同感,共鸣;赞成<with, for>2[用复数形]支持
  • On that point I'm in sympathy with him.在那一点,我赞同他。
  • They expressed their sympathy with our action.他们对我们的行动表示共鸣。
  • My sympathies lie with the Democratic Party.我支持民主党。

• ④ 【生理】交感,共感

• ⑤ 【物理】共振,共鸣