sympathetic

adj.

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。

1. ADJ-GRADED 同情的;表示同情的
   If you are sympathetic to 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。
2. ADJ-GRADED 赞同的;支持的
   If you are sympathetic to a 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 讨人喜欢的;合意的
   You describe someone as sympathetic when 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 confuse sympathetic and friendly. If you have a problem and someone is sympathetic or shows a sympathetic attitude, they show that they care and would like to help you. My boyfriend was very sympathetic. A person who is friendly or has a friendly attitude 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 as sympathetic. 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。

1. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear
   用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。
2. Huston had assembled a remarkably cohesive and sympathetic cast.
   休斯顿聚集起了一个非常默契和讨喜的演员团队。
3. 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。
4. What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?
   怎样才能使民众以更加体谅的心态倾听他的话呢？
5. 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。
6. You may strike lucky and find a sympathetic and helpful clerk, but, there again, you might not.
   走运的话，你可能赶上一位有同情心、乐于助人的职员。但话又说回来，你也可能没这运气。
7. Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people
   大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。
8. I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes
   我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。
9. He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.
   他表示同情，但爱莫能助。
10. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences
    一旦我们使他们良心发现，大多数人还是有同情心的。
11. Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
    休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
12. She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students
    她对成年学生的问题深表同情。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. She sounds a most sympathetic character.
    她听起来是个很招人喜欢的人物。
17. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.
    一开始她丈夫还抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。
18. He has a kind [ good, soft, sympathetic] heart.
    他心地善良。
19. I hope you will give sympathetic consideration to my situation.
    还望体念下情。
20. Thomson gave a queer, sympathetic look, then ran out of the room.
    汤姆森流露出不解的，同情的神色，跑出房间。
21. She was very sympathetic when my mother died.
    她对我母亲的去世深表同情。
22. Deng, shown front and center, providing support and a sympathetic face.
    邓文迪出现在了前排和中央为默多克提供了支持和关心。
23. CANCER: You are sympathetic and understanding to other people's problems.
    巨蟹：你对于别人的遭遇富有同情心和理解。
24. 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！
25. The later and most common manifestations are chronic excitation of the sympathetic nervous system and high blood pressure.
    晚期和最常见的表现是慢性激发交感神经系统和血压高。
26. The pancreatic islets are richly innervated by parasympathetic, sympathetic and sensory nerves.
    胰岛中有丰富副交感神经，交感神经和感觉神经。
27. The mechanism of the sympathetic inrush and the propagation in system are analyzed.
    本论文对和应涌流产生的机理及其在系统中的传播进行分析；
28. ( physiology; anatomy) or or relating to the sympathetic nervous system.
    （生理学；解剖学）属于或关于交感神经系统的。
29. They expect us to show a sympathetic understanding of their problem.
    对于他们的问题，他们希望我们表现出同情和理解。
30. You have a sympathetic what?
    你患上了假性什么？

adj

1. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
   1. sympathetic vibration

   Synonym:    harmonic

2. 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

3. having similar disposition and tastes
   1. with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion

4. 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

5. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
   1. the sympathetic characters in the play

   Synonym:    appealinglikeablelikable

6. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
   1. sympathetic neurons
   2. sympathetic stimulation