sympathy

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UK ['sɪmpəθi]
  • n.同情；赞同；支持；意气相投
  • Web同情心；同感；怜悯
Plural Form：sympathies  

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sympathy
n.
1.
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同情the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sb's problems
to express/feel sympathy for sb
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。
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。
2.
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赞同；支持the act of showing support for or approval of an idea, a cause, an organization, etc.
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。
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意气相投；志同道合friendship and understanding between people who have similar opinions or interests
There was no personal sympathy between them.
他们个人之间全无相投之处。

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Definition:
AllAll,同情同情,赞同赞同,支持支持,意气相投意气相投,同情心同情心,同感同感,怜悯怜悯
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1.
Now he realized how hard it was for his wife to drag about at her work, and his sympathy quickened by his penitence.
如今他总算认识到老婆拖着身子干活有多么辛苦，悔过的心情触动了他的同情心。
rú jīn tā zǒng suàn rèn shi dào lǎo pó tuō zhe shēn zǐ gàn huó yǒu duō me xīn kǔ , huǐ guò de xīn qíng chù dòng le tā de tóng qíng xīn 。
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2.
In an attempt to offer her sympathy, one of her colleagues suggested that maybe the GM soy will solve the over population problem!
在试图向她表示同情，她的一位同事建议，或许对转基因大豆将解决超越人口的问题！
zài shì tú xiàng tā biǎo shì tóng qíng , tā de yī wèi tóng shì jiàn yì , huò xǔ duì zhuǎn jī yīn dà dòu jiāng jiě jué chāo yuè rén kǒu de wèn tí !
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3.
If there is only a single-boarded bridge between you and others, please try to broaden it with your great sympathy.
如果你和他人之间只有一座独木桥，那么，请你以博大的胸怀去加宽这座生命的桥梁；
rú guǒ nǐ hé tā rén zhī jiān zhǐ yǒu yī zuò dú mù qiáo , nà me , qǐng nǐ yǐ bó dà de xiōng huái qù jiā kuān zhè zuò shēng mìng de qiáo liáng ;
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4.
The pain was terrible, but there didn't seem to be any reason in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy.
当时痛极了，可是家里除我之外，别无他人，没有人会同情我，似乎也就没有理由哭泣。
dāng shí tòng jí le , kě shì jiā lǐ chú wǒ zhī wài , bié wú tā rén , méi yǒu rén huì tóng qíng wǒ , sì hū yě jiù méi yǒu lǐ yóu kū qì 。
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5.
An old man who felt sympathy and said to the young man, " I understand you. I thought he was your relative. am i right? "
一位老者很同情他，对她说：我理解你，我想他大概是你亲戚吧，是吗？
yī wèi lǎo zhě hěn tóng qíng tā , duì tā shuō : wǒ lǐ jiě nǐ , wǒ xiǎng tā dà gài shì nǐ qīn qi ba , shì ma ?
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But he might be taken aback by the popular sympathy for his plight. So might the authorities: the case has become an embarrassment.
但社会公众对其处境的同情让当局很是尴尬，案件的判定可能会受到影响。
dàn shè huì gōng zhòng duì qí chǔ jìng de tóng qíng ràng dāng jú hěn shì gān gà , àn jiàn de pàn dìng kě néng huì shòu dào yǐng xiǎng 。
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I applaud him for it, and offer him my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day.
拍手欢呼的我为他鼓掌喝彩，同时也对他敬爱的外祖母没有活着看到这一天而表示真挚的同情。
pāi shǒu huān hū de wǒ wèi tā gǔ zhǎng hè cǎi , tóng shí yě duì tā jìng ài de wài zǔ mǔ méi yǒu huó zhe kàn dào zhè yī tiān ér biǎo shì zhēn zhì de tóng qíng 。
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world has no sympathy with any but ~ griefs; it well pity you for what you lose, but never for what you lack.
世人只对真正的不幸怀有同情。人们会为你所失去的表示同情，但从不为你所缺乏的表示怜悯。
shì rén zhǐ duì zhēn zhèng de bú xìng huái yǒu tóng qíng 。 rén men huì wèi nǐ suǒ shī qù de biǎo shì tóng qíng , dàn cóng bù wèi nǐ suǒ quē fá de biǎo shì lián mǐn 。
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Toomey sat down at the side of Miss Purdy, milliner, and their hands came together in sympathy.
但是图米先生坐到女帽商珀迪小姐身旁，两人的手同情的握了起来。
dàn shì tú mǐ xiān sheng zuò dào nǚ mào shāng pò dí xiǎo jiě shēn páng , liǎng rén de shǒu tóng qíng de wò le qǐ lái 。
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When human friends desert us , good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy and encouragement.
当我们人类的朋友沙漠，好书总是愿意给我们的友谊，同情和鼓励。
dāng wǒ men rén lèi de péng yǒu shā mò , hǎo shū zǒng shì yuàn yì gěi wǒ men de yǒu yì , tóng qíng hé gǔ lì 。
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