| 单词 | sympathize |
| 释义 | sympathize (bre also sympathise) verbadverb | verb + sympathize | preposition adverb➤completely, deeply, fully, really完全／深深／充分／非常体谅◆i completely sympathize with the workers' situation.我完全体谅工人们的处境。◆i sympathize deeply with his family.我深深地同情他们一家。verb + sympathize➤can能够谅解◆i can really sympathize with john.我确实能够理解约翰的处境。➤be easy to, be hard to容易／难以谅解▸➤be hard not to很难不同情◆it is hard not to sympathize with her dilemma.很难不对她的困境表示同情。preposition➤with同情；赞同◆we sympathized with the bereaved family.我们很同情这个遭受丧亲之痛的家庭。◆i entirely sympathize with this view.我完全赞同这个观点。sympathize (bre also sympathise) /sɪmpəθaɪz/ verb [intransitive] to feel sorry for sb because you understand how they feel; to show that you understand and feel sorry about sb's problems同情◆i find it very hard to sympathize with him.我觉得很难去同情他。◆i think we can all sympathize with her dilemma.我想我们都能同情她的窘境。 ➡ see also sympathy → sympathy , sympathetic → sensitive 1 , empathize → understand 2 note 辨析 pity or sympathize? pity is a stronger word and is used in more serious situations. * pity 语气较强且用于更严重的场合◆'i've got a terrible headache.' 'i can sympathize. i had one yesterday.'“我头痛得很厉害。”“我能理解。昨天我也头痛了。”◆i pity that poor child, left all alone without her parents.我同情那个可怜的孩子，父母不在，独自一人。if you sympathize with sb, you understand how they feel and can imagine yourself in the same situation. pity does not suggest this understanding, and can suggest a lack of respect for sb or a feeling of being superior. * sympathize 表示理解他人的感受，并能感同身受； pity 不含此意，反而可能有对他人缺乏尊重或者自觉高人一等的意味◆he pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs (= and was pleased with himself because he was not stuck in a dead-end job).他怜悯那些工作没有前途的人。people will be grateful if you say i sympathize with you, but they may not be pleased if you say i pity you.如果说 i sympathize with you，对方会心存感激，但如果说 i pity you，对方可能会不高兴◆he lied to you again and again and you just kept on forgiving him. i pity you.他一再对你撒谎，可你总是原谅他。我真可怜你。◆she gave me a pitying look, which just made me feel even worse.她给我一个垂怜的眼神，这反倒让我更难受。you pity a person, but you can sympathize with a person or their situation. * pity 直接接表示人的名词作宾语，sympathize 则先加 with，再接表示人或其处境的名词作宾语◆i can really sympathize.我真的很理解。◆i can really sympathize with her.我真的很同情她。◆i can really sympathize with what she's going through.我真的很同情她的遭遇。sympathize/ˈsɪmpəθaɪz ||; ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz/(also -ise) verb [i] sympathize (with sb/sth) 1. to feel sorry for sb; to show that you understand sb's problems 同情；谅解: ◇i sympathize with her, but i don't know what i can do to help. 我同情她，但不知道能怎样帮助她。 2. to support sb/sth 支持；赞同: ◇i find it difficult to sympathize with his opinions. 我很难赞同他的看法。 sympathize1 to feel sorry because someone else is in a bad situation2 to not feel sorry for someone in a bad situation3 to tell someone that you sympathize with them4 what you say to tell someone that you sympathize5 someone who is kind and shows sympathy6 a feeling of sympathy7 relating to someone who is so unlucky, so unhappy etc that you feel sorry for them8 to try to make someone feel sorry for yourelated wordssee alsocomfort/make sb feel better,understand/not understand,1. to feel sorry because someone else is in a bad situation 为处境不好的人感到难过 feel sorry for /ˌfiːl ˈsɒri fɔːʳǁ-ˈsɑːri-/ [verb phrase] to feel sad for someone because they have had bad luck or they are in a bad situation 为…感到难过，同情 i think he felt sorry for me because i'd just lost my wallet. 我觉得他同情我，因为我刚丢了钱包。 he'll probably go to jail for this. it's his wife i feel sorry for. 他可能会为这事坐牢。让我感到难过的是他的妻子。 i feel sorry for the poor person who's going to have to sort this mess out. 我很同情要收拾这个烂摊子的可怜的家伙。 i feel really sorry for young married couples these days. it's hard going for them. 我很同情现在的小夫妻，他们过得很不容易。can't help feeling sorry for somebody use this when you should not really feel sorry for someone, but you do 不禁为某人感到难过 i know he's being a jerk, but i can't help feeling a little sorry for him. 我知道他是个蠢才，但我又忍不住有点同情他。 sympathize also sympathise british /ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/ [intransitive verb] to feel sad for someone who is having problems, because you understand how they feel 同情 my dear, i completely understand and sympathize, but there's not much i can do about it, really. 亲爱的，我完全理解，也很同情你，但我真的是无能为力。sympathize with she felt mark should have sympathised with her and supported her, instead of criticizing. 她觉得马克应该同情她、支持她，而不是指责她。sympathize with somebody's plight/problems/dilemma it's hard not to sympathize with the plight of single parents in today's world. 在现在这个世界上，很难做到不去同情单亲父母的困境。 have/feel sympathy for /ˌhæv, ˌfiːl ˈsɪmpəθi fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] to feel sad for someone who is having problems, because you understand how they feel 同情 i have great sympathy for anyone who has lived through depression. 我非常同情患了忧郁症的人。 it wasn't possible not to feel sympathy for anna -- she'd lost her husband and her son in the space of only a few weeks. 你怎么可能不同情安娜呢—前后不过几个星期的时间，她相继失去了丈夫和儿子。have/feel deep sympathy for the judge said he had the deepest sympathy for maria's situation, but that he had no option but to sentence her. 法官说，他对玛丽娅的情况深表同情，但是他别无选择，还是要给她判刑。 feel for /ˈfiːl fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to sympathize very strongly and sincerely with someone who has problems, is suffering etc ［强烈并真诚地］同情［有困难、遭受痛苦的人等］ of course i feel for him - he's my brother. but he did bring it on himself. 我当然同情他—他是我兄弟，但是他确实也是自作自受。 you couldn't help but feel for charles. he'd been so unlucky in life. 你怎么能不同情查尔斯呢，他这一生太不幸了。 pity /ˈpɪti/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to feel very sorry for someone who is in a much worse situation than you 同情，怜悯 i pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income. 凡是靠这么低的收入养活一家人的，我都同情。 i don't want you to pity me - i just want you to help me. 我不要你同情我—我只需要你帮助我。 he felt pity for marla out there all by herself in some little nowhere town. 他非常同情玛拉独自在一个无名的小镇上生活。 my heart goes out to /maɪ ˌhɑːʳt gəʊz ˈaʊt tuː/ spoken use this to say that you feel extremely sorry for someone, especially because something very sad has happened to them 【口】我十分同情［尤因某人发生非常不幸的事］ i know how awfully disappointed you must be, and my heart goes out to you. 我知道你肯定非常失望，我非常同情你。 my heart went out to all those poor little children standing shivering in the cold. 我非常同情那些站在严寒中颤栗的可怜的小孩子。 take pity on /ˌteɪk ˈpɪti ɒn/ [verb phrase] to feel sorry for someone and do something to help them 对…表示同情［并给予帮助］ the old couple, poor as they were, took pity on her and gave her food. 这对老夫妇尽管自己也很穷，可还是同情她，给她东西吃。 we walked on through the pouring rain until a kind driver took pity on us and offered us a ride. 我们冒着倾盆大雨继续赶路，后来有个好心的司机同情我们，送了我们一程。 understand /ˌʌndəʳˈstænd/ [intransitive/transitive verb not in progressive] to realize that someone is unhappy or having problems, and behave kindly to them 理解，谅解，体谅 i'm sure if you talk to your boss, he'll understand. 我相信如果你和老板谈谈，他会理解的。 you can only apologize, and hope that she'll understand. 你只能道歉，希望她会谅解。understand why/what/how i completely understand how things are when money is tight. 我完全理解手头拮据是什么滋味。 we're trying very hard to understand what she's going through. 我们非常努力地去了解她所经受的这一切。2. to not feel sorry for someone in a bad situation 不为处境不好的人感到难过 have/feel no sympathy for /hæv, fiːl ˌnəʊ ˈsɪmpəθi fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] to feel that someone's problems are their own fault 不同情 i have no sympathy for him - he hasn't even tried to look for a job. 我一点也不同情他——他甚至连工作也不去找。 i'm afraid i don't have much sympathy for people who spend more than they can afford and then find themselves in debt. 有些人花钱不量入为出，结果欠了一身的债，这样的人我一点也不同情他们。have/feel little sympathy for somebody the fact is that most americans feel little sympathy for aids sufferers. 事实是，大多数美国人不怎么同情艾滋病患者。 my heart bleeds (for somebody) /maɪ ˌhɑːʳt ˈbliːdz (fəʳ somebody )/ spoken use this humorously when you do not feel any sympathy at all for someone 【口】叫我好同情啊［幽默说法，表示你毫不同情］ ‘he says he can't come out tonight because he has to look after the kids.’ ‘my heart bleeds! that must be the first time he's stayed in with them since they were born!’ “他说他今天晚上不能出来，因为他要看孩子。”“噢唷，我好同情他啊！那一定是他自从孩子生下来之后第一次待在家里不出去吧！”3. to tell someone that you sympathize with them 对某人说你同情他 offer your sympathy /ˌɒfəʳ jɔːʳ ˈsɪmpəθiǁˌɔːf-/ [verb phrase] formal to tell someone that you feel sympathy for them, especially in a letter, after someone they love has died 【正式】［尤在信中对失去所爱的人］表示同情，表示慰问 she wrote a short letter offering her sympathy. 她写了一封短信表示慰问。 bouquets and hand-written cards offering sympathy surrounded the scene of the accident. 事故现场的周围摆满了表示哀悼的花束和手写的卡片。offer your sympathy to my husband joins me in offering our sincere sympathy to you and to susan at this sad time. 我和我丈夫在这伤心的时刻向你和苏珊表示诚挚的慰问。 commiserate /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/ [intransitive verb] formal to express your sympathy for someone when they are unhappy about something, especially something that is not really very serious 【正式】同情，怜悯［尤在某人对不是十分严重的事感到不开心时］ ‘poor alistair!’ she commiserated. ‘let me buy you lunch.’ “可怜的阿莉斯泰尔！”她同情地说道，“我来给你买午餐吧。”commiserate with when he failed his driving test, i called him up and commiserated with him. 他驾驶考试没有通过，我打电话去安慰他。commiserate about in several of their letters, hartley and burns commiserated about the problems of old age. 哈特利和伯恩斯好几次在信中对老年问题表示同情。 commiseration /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] ‘i'm afraid i didn't have any success,’ i said, and my colleague shook his head in commiseration. “恐怕我没有办成。”我说，我的同事就同情地摇摇头。 send/offer/express condolences /ˌsend, ˌɒfəʳ, ɪkˌspres kənˈdəʊlənsə̇zǁ-ˌɔːf-/ [verb phrase] to express sympathy to someone whose close relative or friend has died - use this in formal or official situations 表示哀悼，致哀［用于正式或官方场合］ send/offer/express condolences to we take this opportunity to send our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this disaster. 我们借此机会向这次灾难的遇难者家属致哀。 after the funeral, foreign ambassadors lined up to offer their condolences to the widow of the late president. 丧礼结束以后，各国大使列队向已故总统的遗孀致哀。deep/heartfelt/sincere condolences in a statement read on television, saleh expressed ‘deepest condolences’ to the families of the victims. 沙利赫在电视上宣读的一份声明中，向遇难者家属致以“深切的哀悼”。4. what you say to tell someone that you sympathize 向某人表示同情时说的话 i'm sorry /aɪm ˈsɒriǁ-ˈsɑːri/ spoken say this to tell someone you are sad that something bad has happened to them 【口】我很难过［在别人遇到了不好的事情时说］ i heard about your father's death; i'm very sorry. 我听说你父亲去世的消息了，我感到非常难过。 jules, i am sorry. i had no idea. 朱尔斯，我很难过，我也想不出办法了。i'm sorry about mavis, i'm really sorry about your ma. it must have been a terrible shock. 梅维斯，我为你妈感到非常难过，这一定是个很大的打击。/ i/we'll be thinking of you /aɪ, wiːl biː ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv juː/ spoken say this to tell someone that you are worried about them and that you hope they will be all right 【口】我/我们关心你 take care, lucy. i'll be thinking of you. 保重，露茜，我会记挂着你的。 tell harry i'll be thinking of him and i hope he'll be home soon. 跟哈里说我关心他，希望他早点回家。 bad luck /ˌbæd ˈlʌk/ british spoken say this to show your sympathy for someone who has tried to do something and failed 【英口】运气不好 bad luck, paul. i'm sure you'll pass next time. 是运气不好，保罗，我相信下一次你一定能通过。 oh what a shame. bad luck chris. 啊呀，很遗憾，是运气不好，克里斯。 you have my deepest sympathy/with deepest sympathy /juː ˌhæv maɪ ˌdiːpə̇st ˈsɪmpəθi, wɪð ˌdiːpə̇st ˈsɪmpəθi/ formal written use this in a letter to someone you do not know very well, whose close relative or friend has died 【正式，书面】致以我最深切的慰问［用于给不是很熟悉的人的信中］ we were so sorry to hear of your sister's death. you have our deepest sympathy. 听到你姐姐去世的消息我们非常难过，我们向你致以最深切的慰问。5. someone who is kind and shows sympathy 善良、有同情心的人 sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk◂/ [adjective] kind to people who are in an unpleasant situation, and ready to comfort them or share their problems 有同情心的；表示同情的 my friends were all extremely sympathetic when they heard i'd lost my job. 我的朋友听说我失业了都极为同情我。 noticing my embarrassment, the teacher gave me a sympathetic smile. 老师注意到我的窘迫，对我同情地笑了笑。sympathetic to/towards try being a bit more sympathetic towards her -- you might get better results. 试着对她多一点同情吧一这样效果也许会好一些。 sympathetically [adjective] she listened sympathetically to all our complaints. 她同情地听着我们的各种抱怨。 kramer nodded sympathetically. 克雷默同情地点点头。 understanding /ˌʌndəʳˈstændɪŋ/ [adjective] sympathetic and patient, even when someone behaves badly, because you understand their problems and feelings 善解人意的，体谅人的 he's funny, energetic, understanding, and a great teacher. 他很有趣，精力充沛，善解人意，是一个很好的老师。 irene often has to take time off work. fortunately she has a very understanding boss. 艾琳上班总是请假，幸好她的老板很能体谅下属。 my parents were wonderfully understanding throughout my divorce. 在我闹离婚的这段期间，我父母非常体谅我。 compassionate /kəmˈpæʃənɪt, kəmˈpæʃənət/ [adjective] someone who is compassionate feels a lot of pity for people who are suffering and wants to help them 富有同情心的 the church has inspired countless compassionate men and women to help the needy in times of famine, war, and plague. 在饥荒、战争和发生瘟疫的时期，教会动员了无数有同情心的男男女女来帮助需要的人。compassionate to/towards our city has earned a reputation as a place where government is compassionate toward the poor and disadvantaged. 我市赢得了一个很好的名声，这里的政府对穷人和弱势群体充满了同情。 compassionately [adverb] political refugees need our protection and we urge the government to view their plight more compassionately. 政治难民需要我们的保护，我们敦促政府要有更大的同情心来看待他们的处境。 caring /ˈkeərɪŋ/ [adjective] loving and sympathetic, especially so that you want to help people when they are in trouble 关心他人的，体贴人的 just because a family has money does not guarantee that the children have responsible and caring parents. 并不是说家里有钱，小孩子就一定会有负责、关心爱护他们的父母。 it is possible for men to be tough and, at the same time, caring and sensitive. 男人是可以做到既严厉又关心体贴人的。 a sympathetic ear/a shoulder to cry on /ə ˌsɪmpəθetɪk ˈɪəʳ, ə ˌʃəʊldəʳ tə ˈkraɪ ɒn/ [noun phrase] someone who will listen sympathetically when you tell them about your troubles 倾诉的对象 remember your mother's always here if you need a shoulder to cry on. 如果你需要有个人倾诉一下，记住你母亲总是在这里。 watt found a sympathetic ear when he described his family's situation to captain schiller. 瓦特向席勒船长诉说他的家庭状况，他找到了倾诉的对象。6. a feeling of sympathy 同情心 sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ [uncountable noun] the feeling you have when you are sorry for someone who is having problems, and you understand how they feel 同情；同情心 relatives of the aircrash victims were treated with great sympathy. 飞机失事的罹难者家属得到了极大的同情。 she looked at him with sympathy. 她同情地看着他。 the trip also is intended to raise money and sympathy for the plight of the tibetan people. 这次出行同时也是为了募捐和引起人们对穷人处境的同情。have/feel/express sympathy for somebody the prime minister expressed outrage at the attack, and sympathy for the families of the victims. 首相对这次袭击事件表示极大的愤怒，并向受害者家属表示慰问。deep sympathy a very strong feeling of sympathy 深深的同情 you have my deepest sympathy, and my thoughts are with you. 我向你深表同情，并为你感到担心。 pity /ˈpɪti/ [uncountable noun] a feeling that you have when you feel very sorry for someone, often when you are unable to help them 同情；怜悯 it's a civil war. they don't want our pity, they need our help. 这是内战，他们不需要我们的怜悯，他们需要的是我们的帮助。 when i returned to school, my classmates looked at me with pity in their eyes. 当我回到学校的时候，同学们都用同情的目光看着我。feel/have pity i felt such pity for that young girl sitting alone in the bus station. 我非常同情那个小女孩，她就一个人坐在公共汽车站里面。be full of pity/be filled with pity she was full of pity for the little boy with no one to love and care for him. 她对这个没有人爱护和关心的小男孩充满了同情。 compassion /kəmˈpæʃən/ [uncountable noun] a strong feeling of pity for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them ［强烈的］同情 of course we must insist on punishment, but the criminal must also be treated with compassion. 当然我们要坚持处罚，但对罪犯我们也要给予同情。compassion for/to/towards russell's father had no compassion for his son's physical disabilities. 拉塞尔的父亲对于儿子的身体残疾毫不同情。 what are you doing now to show compassion toward the victims of torture? 你现在做些什么来表达你对受酷刑者的同情呢？ understanding /ˌʌndəʳˈstændɪŋ/ [uncountable noun] a sympathetic attitude to someone that is based on your understanding 理解；谅解 demonstrate your empathy and understanding of your children's problems. 对孩子所遭遇的问题，你要表现出同情和理解。 there seems to be a lack of understanding on the part of managers when it comes to employees’ personal problems. 关系到雇员个人问题时，经理人员似乎缺乏谅解。 the book gave me an understanding of what it must be like to be addicted to drugs. 这本书让我了解到染上毒瘾是怎么样的。7. relating to someone who is so unlucky, so unhappy etc that you feel sorry for them 和非常不幸、不开心等令你为他们感到难过的人有关的 poor /pʊəʳ/ [adjective only before noun] especially spoken use this to talk to or about someone that you feel sorry for 【尤口】可怜的 the poor girl gets blamed for everything that goes wrong. 不管什么事情出了差错，这可怜的女孩都会受到责难。 poor baby. come here and let me give you a cuddle. 可怜的孩子，过来让我抱一抱。poor old informal i hear poor old steve broke his ankle. 我听说可怜的老史蒂夫脚踝骨折了。 pitiful /ˈpɪtɪfəl/ [adjective] a pitiful person looks or sounds very sad and unlucky and you feel very sorry for them ［某人看上去或听上去］可怜的，令人同情的 john looked pitiful, his whole body weak with exhaustion. 约翰看上去很可怜，他的整个身体都累垮了。 the pitiful cries of an injured puppy 一只受伤幼犬可怜的哀鸣 the horses were in a pitiful condition, thin and covered with sores. 这些马情况令人同情——瘦骨嶙峋，满身疮疥。 pitifully [adverb] the woman sobbed pitifully, begging to be left alone. 这个女人可怜地抽泣着，请求别打扰她。 pathetic /pəˈθetɪk/ [adjective] someone who is pathetic is someone that you feel sorry for even though you often also have no respect for them 引起怜悯的，可怜的；可悲的 there is something pathetic about a 40-year-old man who still has his mother do his laundry. 真是可悲啊，40岁的一个男人了，还要他母亲帮他洗衣服。 yang looked at me with a pathetic expression on his face. 杨看着我，脸上一副可怜兮兮的表情。 we found a small dog sitting outside the back door, looking pathetic. 我们看到一条小狗蹲在后门外面，一副楚楚可怜的样子。 pathetically [adverb] ‘no one ever listens to me,’ she said pathetically. “总是没有人听我说话。”她可怜兮兮地说。 suddenly, he looks pathetically young and scared. 他看上去是那么地幼小，那么地害怕，顿时惹人怜惜。 wretched /ˈretʃɪd, ˈretʃəd/ [adjective] someone who is wretched is very unhappy or unlucky, so that you feel very sorry for them - used especially in literature 可怜的，悲惨的［尤用于文学作品］ with a violent drunkard for a husband, he thought, that wretched woman must lead a life of terror. 有这么一个粗暴的醉鬼丈夫，他想，那个可怜的女子一定是活在惶恐之中。 billy lay on the bed, wretched and close to tears. 比利躺在床上，可怜兮兮的，眼泪都快流出来了。8. to try to make someone feel sorry for you 试图让某人同情你 play on somebody's sympathy also play for sympathy /ˌpleɪ ɒn somebodyˈs ˈsɪmpəθi, ˌpleɪ fəʳ ˈsɪmpəθi/ [verb phrase] to unfairly try to make someone feel sorry for you, in order to gain an advantage for yourself 利用某人的同情心 she had lain in her bed for years, feigning illness and playing on the sympathy of her daughters. 她多年卧床装病，想博得女儿的同情。 he decided it was best to play for sympathy on this occasion, because she might know if he tried to lie. 他决定在这个时候最好是装可怜，因为如果撒谎，她可能会知道的。 hard-luck story/sob story /ˌhɑːʳd ˈlʌk ˌstɔːri, ˈsɒb ˌstɔːriǁˈsɑːb-/ [countable noun] a story or explanation, especially one that is untrue, told by someone in order to make other people feel sorry for them 不幸遭遇/伤感故事［尤指不真实的，为了博取他人同情的故事］ a beggar approached me with some hard-luck story about an accident. 一个乞丐走到我跟前说自己遇到了事故的不幸遭遇。give somebody a hard-luck/sob story the defendant gave us some sob story about a sick child. 被告向我们诉说了有关一个患病小孩的所谓伤感故事。 sym·pa·thize /(also 又作 -ise bre 【英】) /`sɪmpəˏθaɪz; ˈsɪmpəθaɪz//v [i] 1. to understand how sad, hurt etc someone feels 同情:◇+ with i sympathize with her husband. 我同情她的丈夫。 2. to support someone's ideas, opinions or actions 赞同，支持［某人的思想、观点或行为］:◇+ with not many people sympathize with his political views. 支持他的政治观点者为数不多。 |
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