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| /ˌsɪmpəˈΘetɪk/ |
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| 1 | kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how they feel 同情的；有同情心的；表示同情的 |
| You’ re not being very sympathetic. 你不是很有同情心。 |
| Jill was a sympathetic listener. 吉尔是个富有同情心的倾听者。 |
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| 2 | supporting a plan , action , or person （对计划、行动或人）赞同的，支持的 |
| +to/towards Skokov was considered sympathetic to the nationalist cause. 斯科可夫被认为对民族主义事业持支持态度。 |
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| 3 | a sympathetic character in a film , book etc is easy to like （电影或小说中的人物）讨人喜欢的，可爱的 |
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| - | be/have a sympathetic ear
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| to be willing to listen to someone else’ s problems |
| 乐意倾听别人的困难 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| sympathetically adv |
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| The committee would consider this type of request sympathetically. 委员会会认真考虑这类请求。 |
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