sympathetic 英 [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk]   美 [ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk]

sympathetic

sympathetic  英 [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] 美 [ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk]

adj. 同情的;交感神经的;共鸣的;赞同的;和谐的;合意的  n. 交感神经;容易感受的人 

They were sympathetic, but could not do anything. 他们很同情亚瑟,却什么也帮不了他。
I explained my problem to each of the sympathetic voices that answered. 我给电话那边每个同情的嗓音都讲了我们的问题,没有结果。

  • A sympathetic person is one who's motivated by compassion. You can imagine that most of the people who work for the Red Cross are sympathetic types.
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  • adj. 同情的;交感神经的;共鸣的;赞同的;和谐的;合意的
  • n. 交感神经;容易感受的人
  • 1. They were sympathetic, but could not do anything.

    他们很同情亚瑟,却什么也帮不了他。

  • 2. I explained my problem to each of the sympathetic voices that answered.

    我给电话那边每个同情的嗓音都讲了我们的问题,没有结果。

  • 3. I explained my problem to each of the sympathetic voices that answered. In vain.

    我给电话那边每个同情的嗓音都讲了我们的问题,没有结果。

  • sympathetic (adj.) 1640s, "pertaining to sympathy," from Modern Latin sympatheticus, from late Greek sympathetikos "having sympathy," from sympathein, from sympathes "having a fellow feeling, affected by like feelings" (see sympathy). In English, the meaning "having fellow feeling, susceptible to altruistic feelings" is recorded from 1718.
sym·pa·thet·ic / ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk ; NAmE ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk / adjective 1 sympathetic(to/towards sb) kind to sb who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their problems 同情的;有同情心的;表示同情的 a sympathetic listener 体恤别人的听者 I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate. 我对凯特一点也不同情。 I'm here if you need a sympathetic ear (= sb to talk to about your problems). 要是你想诉诉苦,那就跟我说吧。 2 sympathetic(to/towards sb/sth) showing that you approve of sb/sth or that you share their views and are willing to support them 赞同的;支持的 to be sympathetic to the party's aims 赞同该党的目标 Russian newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president. 俄罗斯报章大都支持总统。 3 (of a person ) easy to like 让人喜欢的;招人喜爱的 a sympathetic characterin a novel 小说中一个讨人喜欢的人物 I don't find her a very sympathetic person. 我觉得她并不十分招人喜欢。 HELP  This meaning is not very common and you should use likeableor pleasantinstead. 这个词义不大常用,可用 likeable 或 pleasant 代替。 OPP unsympathetic sym·pa·thet·ic·al·ly / ; NAmE / adverb to smile at sb sympathetically 向某人微笑表示赞同 We hope this application will be treated sympathetically (= it will be approved). 我们希望这份申请能得到批准。 sym·pa·thet·ic / ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk ; NAmE ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk / sym·pa·thet·ic·al·ly / ; NAmE /
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