sympathy

noun

1. 同情
   the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sb's problems
   1. to express/feel sympathy for sb
      向某人表示体恤；对某人感到同情
   2. 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。
   3. I wish he'd show me a little more sympathy.
      我多希望他能再体谅我一点。
   4. 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。
   5. 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. 赞同；支持
   the act of showing support for or approval of an idea, a cause, an organization, etc.
   1. 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。
   2. Her sympathies lie with the anti-abortion lobby.
      她支持反堕胎院外活动集团。
3. 意气相投；志同道合
   friendship and understanding between people who have similar opinions or interests
   1. There was no personal sympathy between them.
      他们个人之间全无相投之处。

1. N-UNCOUNT 同情心;同情
   If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them.
   1. We expressed our sympathy for her loss...
      我们对她的损失表示同情。
   2. I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever...
      我从医生那里没有得到什么帮助，也未获得丝毫同情。
   3. I wanted to express my sympathies on your resignation.
      对你的辞职我表示同情。
2. N-UNCOUNT (对观点、看法的)同意,支持
   If you have sympathy with someone's ideas or opinions, you agree with them.
   1. I have some sympathy with this point of view...
      我比较同意这个观点。
   2. Lithuania still commands considerable international sympathy for its cause...
      立陶宛的事业仍然拥有相当的国际支持。
   3. She has frequently expressed Republican sympathies.
      她多次表达对共和党的支持态度。
3. N-UNCOUNT 支持
   If you take some action in sympathy with someone else, you do it in order to show that you support them.
   1. Several hundred workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues...
      几百名工人罢工以声援他们的同事。
   2. Milne resigned in sympathy because of the way Donald had been treated.
      米尔恩以辞职来抗议唐纳德所遭受的不公待遇。
   3. ...calls for sympathy strikes.
      号召举行声援罢工

1. It sounds as if he's just angling for sympathy.
   听起来好像他只是在博取同情。
2. Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy.
   民意测验显示两名反对者获得了大量支持。
3. Although he could give her sympathy, any practical help would almost certainly be beyond him
   虽然他可以对她表示同情，但是他几乎根本无法提供任何实际的帮助。
4. He wants to express his deep sympathy to the family.
   他想向这家人表示深切的同情。
5. 'Tough, isn't it?' was all she said, but Amy felt the depth of her unspoken sympathy.
   “很艰难，对不对？”她只说了这一句，但埃米感觉到了她未出口的深切同情。
6. He emanates sympathy.
   他流露出同情。
7. Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade
   政府宣称，对叛乱分子的同情开始消退。
8. The expression on his face changed from sympathy to surprise
   他脸上的表情从同情变为惊讶。
9. There's some sympathy for this new country's growing pains, but that sympathy is fast wearing out.
   一些人对这个新国家建国初期遇到的困难表示同情，但是那种同情很快就消失了。
10. Their initial gush of sympathy gradually dried up.
    他们最初怀有的深切同情渐渐地消失了。
11. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to all the relatives.
    我对所有的亲人表示由衷的慰问。
12. He began to feel sympathy for this slightly mysterious man.
    他开始对这位有点儿神秘的男子怀有同情。
13. The President has offered his sympathy to the Georgian people
    总统对格鲁吉亚人民表示了同情。
14. The Pope had no great sympathy for the secularized West.
    教皇不大为世俗化的西方感到悲悯。
15. We expressed our sympathy for her loss
    我们对她的损失表示同情。
16. I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever
    我从医生那里没有得到什么帮助，也未获得丝毫同情。
17. I wanted to express my sympathies on your resignation.
    对你的辞职我表示同情。
18. I have some sympathy with this point of view
    我比较同意这个观点。
19. Lithuania still commands considerable international sympathy for its cause
    立陶宛的事业仍然拥有相当的国际支持。
20. She has frequently expressed Republican sympathies.
    她多次表达对共和党的支持态度。
21. Several hundred workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues
    几百名工人罢工以声援他们的同事。
22. Milne resigned in sympathy because of the way Donald had been treated.
    米尔恩以辞职来抗议唐纳德所遭受的不公待遇。
23. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
    有一瞬间，阿诺德对威尔逊先生心生同情。
24. A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland
    爱尔兰举国上下都同情她。
25. He was full of sympathy for her, yet he didn't know what to say.
    他很同情她，却又不知说什么好。
26. I heartily sympathize with you.; I have every sympathy for you.
    我很同情你。
27. I felt more than ordinary human sympathy for him in his misfortune. I was deeply moved as a fellow sufferer.
    我对他的遭遇，不只是普普通通的同情，还有一种深切的同病相怜的感触。
28. His case deserves sympathy.
    其情可悯。
29. The flood victims have received both sympathy and assistance from the international community during the flood season.
    在汛期期间，受灾人民受到了国际社会的同情和支持。
30. Telegrams expressing sympathy poured in from all parts of the country.
    全国各地纷纷打来了慰问电。

  sympathy compassion pity【导航词义：同情】

  sympathy n. 同情，怜悯

〔辨析〕普通用词，表示对他人遭遇、境况等的同情、怜惜，含有感同身受的意味，作此义解时常后接介词 for。

  compassion n. 怜悯，同情

〔辨析〕较正式用词，指对他人不幸遭遇的同情和怜悯，含愿意提供帮助之意。

  pity n. 怜悯，同情

〔辨析〕指对弱者、不幸者的苦难、困境等表示的怜悯。

n.

in sympathy with sth

• 因…而出现；相应发生
  happening because sth else has happened
  1. Share prices slipped in sympathy with the German market.
     受德国市场影响，股票价格出现下跌。

out of sympathy with sb/sth

• 不赞成，不支持（某人或事物）
  not agreeing with or not wanting to support sb/sth

noun

1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
   1. his sympathies were always with the underdog
   2. I knew I could count on his understanding

   Synonym:    understanding

2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

   Synonym:    fellow feeling

3. a relation of affinity or harmony between people
   1. the two of them were in close sympathy