sympathize

• 表示理解并分担他人情感的动词，尤指对悲伤或不幸表示同情或共情。

A verb used to express the act of sharing or understanding the feelings of another person, especially sorrow or trouble.

1. Share feelingsB1formal

   To share or understand the feelings, emotions, or sentiments of another person.

   同情

   • I sympathize with your loss and offer my condolences.
   • She sympathized with her friend's frustration over the delay.
   • He can sympathize with the challenges of starting a new job.

   同义词commiseratecondolefeel forpityunderstand

2. Be understandingB1formal

   To show understanding or compassion for someone's situation or difficulties.

   理解

   • I sympathize with your decision to take a break.
   • The manager sympathized with the employee's need for flexible hours.
   • We sympathize with the community's concerns about safety.

   同义词commiseratecondolefeel forpityunderstand

   反义词condemndisregardignorerebuffrejectscorn

3. Express compassionB1formal

   To express or feel pity, compassion, or sorrow for someone's misfortune.

   同情

   • They sympathized with the family after the accident.
   • She wrote a letter to sympathize with her grieving friend.
   • He sympathized with the victims of the natural disaster.

   同义词commiseratecondolefeel forpity

短语动词变体sympathize with