ADJECTIVE | VERB + SYMPATHY | SYMPATHY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, deep, genuine, great, heartfelt, real, strong相當大的/深深的/真心的/極大的/由衷的/真誠的/強烈的同情▸➤little, scant (especially BrE) 少得可憐的/微乎其微的同情▸➤general, popular, public, widespread普遍的/大眾的/公眾的/廣泛的同情▸➤human人類的同情心◇a total lack of human sympathy毫無人類的同情心VERB + SYMPATHY➤feel, find, have懷有/找到/擁有同情◇She seemed to feel some sympathy for the patients.她似乎有些同情這些病人。◇It's hard to find any sympathy for such an evil man.很難對這樣邪惡的人懷有同情。➤express, extend, give sb, offer (sb), show (sb)表達同情;致以慰問;給予某人同情;向(某人)表示同情◇She expressed her deepest sympathy for him.她向他表達了最深切的問候。◇We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims.我們向遇難者家屬致以慰問。◇She says I haven't given her enough sympathy.她說我沒有充分體諒她。➤waste浪費同情心▸➤demand, want需要/想要同情◇I don't want your sympathy!我不想要你的同情!➤look for尋求同情◇I'm not looking for sympathy.我不是在尋求同情。➤deserve, need值得/需要同情▸➤arouse, attract, create, earn, elicit, engage, evoke, gain, generate, get, win引起/激起/引發/贏得/勾起/激發/喚起/獲得/引來/得到/博得同情◇Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy.他們的困境引起了公眾廣泛的同情。◇He didn't get much sympathy from anyone.沒有人給予他很多的同情。➤lose失去同情SYMPATHY + VERB➤go out to sb, lie with sb同情某人;同情傾注於某人◇Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife and family.我們對他的妻子和家人表示最深切的同情。◇My sympathy lies with his wife.我同情他的妻子。PREPOSITION➤in sympathy with贊同◇Nurses came out on strike in sympathy with the doctors.護士罷工以聲援醫生。➤out of sympathy出於同情◇She married him more out of sympathy than love.她和他結婚更多的是出於同情,而不是愛。➤with sympathy帶着同情◇Desmond eyed her anguished face with sympathy.德斯蒙德同情地看着她痛苦的臉。➤sympathy for對於⋯的理解◇He has a total lack of sympathy for young people.他一點兒也不理解年輕人。➤sympathy to贊同⋯◇The government showed sympathy to their cause.政府對他們的事業表示了支持。➤sympathy towards/toward對⋯的同情◇He acted with some sympathy towards / toward his victim.他的行為帶着對受他傷害的人的些許同情。➤sympathy with對⋯的同情◇She had every sympathy with him.她對他百般同情。PHRASES➤a feeling of sympathy, a pang of sympathy同情心;一陣同情◇I felt a pang of sympathy for her.我心中突然湧起一陣對她的同情。➤full of sympathy充滿同情▸➤a lack of sympathy缺乏同情➤have every sympathy for sb (especially BrE) 對某人百般同情➤you, they, etc. have my sympathy我同情你、他們等