sympathetic
Từ điển Collocation
sympathetic adj.
1 showing you understand sb's feelings
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become | find sb I found the doctors quite sympathetic.
ADV. deeply, extremely, genuinely, immensely, truly, very a patient and deeply sympathetic man He sounded genuinely sympathetic. | largely | fairly, pretty, quite | suitably She made suitably sympathetic noises down the phone.
PREP. about My boss is being very sympathetic about my problems. | to They were extremely sympathetic to my plight. | towards I did not feel sympathetic towards them.
2 in agreement with sb/sth
VERBS appear, be, seem
ADV. deeply, extremely, highly, very | entirely | less than | broadly, generally, quite | politically
PREP. to The government is broadly sympathetic to our ideas.
Từ điển WordNet
adj.
- of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic neurons
sympathetic stimulation
- expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
sympathetic to the students' cause
a sympathetic observer
a sympathetic gesture
- having similar disposition and tastes; compatible
a compatible married couple
with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; charitable, benevolent, kindly, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
was charitable in his opinions of others
kindly criticism
a kindly act
sympathetic words
a large-hearted mentor
- (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; appealing, likeable, likable
the sympathetic characters in the play
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; harmonic
sympathetic vibration
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
ant.: unsympathetic
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