sympathetic

英 [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk]

美 [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk]

adj.  同情的; 有同情心的; 表示同情的; 赞同的; 支持的; 让人喜欢的; 招人喜爱的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4279 / COCA.5209

牛津词典

adj.

• 同情的；有同情心的；表示同情的
  kind to sb who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their problems
  1. a sympathetic listener
     体恤别人的听者
  2. I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate.
     我对凯特一点也不同情。
  3. 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。
• 赞同的；支持的
  showing that you approve of sb/sth or that you share their views and are willing to support them
  1. to be sympathetic to the party's aims
     赞同该党的目标
  2. Russian newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president.
     俄罗斯报章大都支持总统。
• 让人喜欢的；招人喜爱的
  easy to like
  1. a sympathetic character in a novel
     小说中一个讨人喜欢的人物
  2. I don't find her a very sympathetic person.
     我觉得她并不十分招人喜欢。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 同情的;表示同情的
  If you aresympatheticto someone who is in a bad situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings.
  1. She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students...
     她对成年学生的问题深表同情。
  2. It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.
     也许他只是把你当作一个可以倾诉的朋友。
• ADJ-GRADED 赞同的;支持的
  If you aresympathetic toa proposal or action, you approve of it and are willing to support it.
  1. She met people in London who were sympathetic to the Indian freedom struggle...
     她在伦敦结识了一些支持印度独立运动的人。
  2. His speeches against corruption may find a sympathetic hearing among some Trinidadians.
     他关于反腐反贪的讲话可能会赢得一些特立尼达岛居民的支持。
• ADJ-GRADED 讨人喜欢的;合意的
  You describe someone assympatheticwhen you like them and approve of the way that they behave.
  1. She sounds a most sympathetic character.
     她听起来是个很招人喜欢的人物。

Do not confusesympatheticandfriendly. If you have a problem and someone issympatheticor shows asympatheticattitude, they show that they care and would like to help you.My boyfriend was very sympathetic.A person who isfriendlyor has afriendlyattitude is kind and pleasant and behaves the way a friend would....a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea. ...a pleasant, friendly smile.Note that people sometimes refer to characters in a play or novel who are easy to like assympathetic.There were no sympathetic characters in my book.You usually say that real people are 'nice' or 'likable'.
不要混淆 sympathetic 和 friendly。sympathetic 形容人或人的态度时，表示关心并愿意帮助解决问题，例如，My boyfriend was very sympathetic (我的男友富有同情心)。friendly 形容人善良、令人愉快，像朋友一样：a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea (请我吃茶点的友善妇人)，a pleasant, friendly smile (令人愉快的友好的微笑)。注意 sympathetic 有时用来形容戏剧或小说中的人物讨人喜欢：There were no sympathetic characters in my book (我的书里没有招人喜欢的人物)。通常用 nice 或 likable 来形容生活中的人物。

英英释义

adj

• relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
  1. sympathetic vibration
  Synonym:harmonic
• showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
  1. was charitable in his opinions of others
  2. kindly criticism
  3. a kindly act
  4. sympathetic words
  5. a large-hearted mentor
  Synonym:charitablebenevolentkindlygood-heartedopenheartedlarge-hearted
• having similar disposition and tastes
  1. with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion
• expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings
  1. sympathetic to the students' cause
  2. a sympathetic observer
  3. a sympathetic gesture
• (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
  1. the sympathetic characters in the play
  Synonym:appealinglikeablelikable
• of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
  1. sympathetic neurons
  2. sympathetic stimulation

双语例句

• He has a kind [ good, soft, sympathetic] heart.
  他心地善良。
• She was very sympathetic when my mother died.
  她对我母亲的去世深表同情。
• It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.
  也许他只是把你当作一个可以倾诉的朋友。
• She met people in London who were sympathetic to the Indian freedom struggle
  她在伦敦结识了一些支持印度独立运动的人。
• She sounds a most sympathetic character.
  她听起来是个很招人喜欢的人物。
• Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
  休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
• You have a sympathetic what?
  你患上了假性什么？
• My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic
  我能给吉尔的最大帮助就是对他忠诚、关爱他并且永远满怀同情之心。
• If you can be a sympathetic listener, it may put your own problems in perspective.
  如果你能充满同情心地倾听别人的说话，也许就能够正确地认识自己的问题。
• Now I am to need other people very much of sympathetic toward and encouragement!
  我现在是很需要别人的同情和鼓励！