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| /ˈsɪmpəΘi/ |
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| 1 | U a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant 同情；同情心 |
| The film describes, with considerable sympathy, the problems faced by economic migrants. 这部影片描述了廉价劳动力移民所面临的种种问题，表达了对他们的深切同情。 |
| It’ s his own fault, so he’ ll get no sympathy from me. 这是他自己的错，所以我不会去同情他。 |
| have/feel sympathy (for) We all have great sympathy for the victims of the flood. 我们所有人对水灾的遇难者都深表同情。 |
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| 2 | U agreement with or support of a group , idea , plan etc 赞同；支持 |
| +with/for Do you have any sympathy with his point of view? 你同意他的观点吗？ |
| be out of/in sympathy with sb/sth The school should be entirely in sympathy with these aims. 这所学校应该完全支持这些目标。 |
| | 2a | plural support or approval for ideas, beliefs, or people （对想法、信念或人们的）支持，赞同 | | journalists with left-wing sympathies 支持左翼的新闻记者 | | sb’ s sympathies lie with sb Their sympathies automatically lay with Britain’ s enemies. 他们不假思索地支持英国的敌人。 | |
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| - | extend/offer your /sympathy/sympathies formal
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| to tell someone that you are sorry when someone close to them has died |
| （向某人）表示自己的慰问 |
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| I am writing to extend my deepest sympathies to you and your family. 谨以此信表示我对您和您家人的深切慰问。 |
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| - | in sympathy
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| if two things happen in sympathy , they happen at the same time or in a similar way |
| 同时；类似地 |
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