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单词 sympathetic
释义
sympathetic
adjective
uk
/ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/us
/ˌsɪm.pəˈθet̬.ɪk/

sympatheticadjective(UNDERSTANDING)

B2
used todescribesomeone whoshows,especiallyby what they say, that theyunderstandandcareabout someone else'ssuffering:
有同情心的，同情的
Hesuffersfrom backtroubletoo, so he was very sympatheticaboutmyproblem.他自己也受到背痛的困扰，所以他对我的烦恼深表同情。
She justneededsomeone who wouldlendasympatheticearto her(=listento her in akindandunderstandingway)oncein a while.她只是需要有个人能时不时以一种理解的态度听她倾诉。
Opposite
unsympathetic
If acharacterin abookorfilmis sympathetic, they aredescribedorshownin such a way that you areabletounderstandthe character'sfeelings, with theresultthat you like them:
（书或电影中的人物）能引起共鸣的，让人同情的，让人有同感的
She comesacrossas a more sympatheticcharacterin themovie.她在影片中扮演的角色更能引起观众的共鸣。
More examples
  • You'dthinkhischildrenwould be more sympathetic towards him after all he's gone through .
  • Shetriedto use a sympathetictoneofvoice.
  • Never having beenillhimself, he wasn't a sympatheticlistener.
  • Itriedtotellher about theawfuldayI'd had, but she wasn't very sympathetic.
  • Claire's always one tolenda sympatheticearif you haveproblems.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sympathy & compassion
  • aw
  • bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
  • better luck next timeidiom
  • bleeding heart
  • cheese
  • hard/tough cheese!idiom
  • heart-wrenching
  • heart-wrenchingly
  • pitiably
  • pitiful
  • pitifully
  • pitifulness
  • pity
  • relate
  • sensitivity
  • sympathize
  • sympathy
  • too badidiom
  • yourheart achesidiom
  • yourheart goes out tosomeoneidiom
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Empathy and sensitivity
Literature

sympatheticadjective(SUPPORT)

C2
agreeingwith orsupporting:
支持的，赞同的
Thepartyisconsideredto be sympatheticto/towardswelfarereform.这个政党被认为对福利改革抱赞同态度。
Did he giveyourproposal/complaintsa sympathetichearing?他是以赞同的态度倾听你的建议／投诉吗？
More examples
  • Thecurrentgovernmentare very sympathetic towardsenvironmentalissues.
  • Theformerpresidentwasconsideredsympathetic to thenationalistcause.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Backing, supporting & defending
  • adopt
  • advocacy
  • affirmation
  • allyyourselfto/withsomeone
  • argumentation
  • backbone
  • badge
  • bailout
  • champion
  • keep the flag flyingidiom
  • patronage
  • recommended
  • red carpet
  • reinforce
  • right behindsomeoneidiom
  • roll out the red carpetidiom
  • root
  • root forsomeone
  • stick
  • stick together
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Related word

sympathetically

Grammar

Niceorsympathetic?
Nice is an adjective meaning ‘pleasant’, ‘enjoyable’ or ‘satisfactory’:…
(Definition ofsympatheticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sympathetic| American Dictionary

sympathetic
adjective
us
/ˌsɪm·pəˈθet̬·ɪk/

sympatheticadjective(UNDERSTANDING)

showing,esp. by what you say, that youunderstandandcareabout someone’sproblemsorsuffering:
Hesuffersfrom backtroubletoo, so he was sympathetic.
A sympatheticcharacterin abookormovieis one whoseactionsareunderstandableand who isthereforelikable.

sympatheticadjective(SUPPORTING)

showingyoursupportandagreement:
We are sympathetic to thatpointofviewand have the samegoals.
(Definition ofsympatheticfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsympathetic

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Central administration of leptin inhibits food intake and activates thesympatheticnervous system in rhesus macaques.
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Individual differences in the reactivities ofsympatheticand parasympathetic divisions of the brain's autonomic centres should therefore also be relevant to the efficiency of socialization.
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In contrast, architecture, at least to thesympatheticobserver, is an activity that straddles and overcomes such divisions.
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Circle illustrated his intense interest in andsympatheticfeeling for abstract art, which was dominant throughout his life.
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He had been sensitive to the echoing murmur of the mountains, that communicating of sounds destined to intoxicatesympatheticsouls.
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Eachsympatheticcandidate exercises its influence on the outcome through its respective sympathy constraint.
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Top labor leaders did not want neutral administrators; rather, they desired administratorssympatheticto the unions.
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Prior to the 1950s, conservation groups relied onsympatheticfederal agency officials to secure scenic areas for preservation and to limit development.
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The result, in this poor critic's mind, was confusion, difficulty ofsympatheticidentification with the performers, and cultural cognitive dissonance.
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There are distinct, separately rankedsympatheticfaithfulness constraints on these two correspondence relations.
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In contrast, legitimatesympatheticcandidates are at most singly opaque.
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There is also an increase insympatheticversus parasympathetic activity9 which predisposes to a greater degree of peripheral vasodilation.
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As the lowest of the low, he elicited in his readers both the pleasures of schadenfreude andsympatheticpity.
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Their commitment to democratic inclusion should make themsympatheticto the challenges faced by social movements.
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Evensympatheticobservers concede that the duration of the adjustment and its social costs were greater than expected.
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