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commiserate with sb about/over sth
commiserate 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示“向某人表达同情”时用 with sb，再用 about 或 over 引出具体事由。
After the match, the losing team commiserated with their fans over the result.
比赛结束后，失利的球队与支持者就比赛结果互表同情。
怜悯；同情
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怜悯；同情
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
After the match, the losing team commiserated with their fans over the result.
比赛结束后，失利的球队与支持者就比赛结果互表同情。
对(某人或某事)感到或表示怜悯或同情。
To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
表示同情；吊慰。
To sympathize; condole.
与...共同哀悼；向...表示同情。
To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
commiserate
Base
原形
commiserates
3rd person
第三人称单数
commiserating
-ing
现在分词
commiserated
Past
过去式
commiserated
Past participle
过去分词
She commiserates with her friend after a hard day.
她在朋友辛苦一天后表示同情。
We commiserated over coffee about our long commutes.
我们边喝咖啡边对长时间通勤表示同情。
They have commiserated about similar problems before.
他们以前曾对类似的问题表示过同情。
通常与 with 连用，表示同情或共同难过。
After I failed the driving test, my friend called to commiserate with me.
我驾照考试没通过后，朋友打电话来安慰我。
We sat in the café, commiserating with each other over our long workdays.
我们坐在咖啡馆里，为漫长的工作日相互表达同情。
She commiserated with her colleague when their project was cancelled.
项目被取消时，她向同事表示了同情。
commiserate 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示“向某人表达同情”时用 with sb，再用 about 或 over 引出具体事由。
After the match, the losing team commiserated with their fans over the result.
比赛结束后，失利的球队与支持者就比赛结果互表同情。
单独使用时，over 或 about 后接让人同情或感叹的事情；about 在口语中更常用。
The neighbors commiserated over the noisy construction work.
邻居们对吵闹的施工表达了相互间的同情。
Not this
I feel commiserate with you.
Use this
I commiserate with you.
commiserate 是动词，不是形容词，不能放在 feel 后面作表语；应直接用动词形式 commiserate，并与 with 连用。
Not this
He commiserated to me about his loss.
Use this
He commiserated with me about his loss.
commiserate 表示“同情（某人）”时是不及物动词，对象前用 with，不能用 to 表示“对某人”。
Not this
She commiserated her friend after the exam.
Use this
She commiserated with her friend after the exam.
commiserate 是不及物动词，后面不能直接接宾语；表达“同情某人”必须加 with，再接表人的对象。
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对某人表示同情
She called to commiserate with her friend after the interview.
面试后她打电话向朋友表示同情。
为某事表示同情；为某事惋惜
They commiserated over the cancelled trip.
他们为被取消的行程感到惋惜。
对某事表示同情
We commiserated about the long working hours.
我们对长时间工作表示同情。
互相同情；互相安慰
The two runners commiserated with each other after the race.
两位选手赛后互相安慰。
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拆成 com（一起）+ miser（痛苦的人）→ 在一起感受痛苦，即同情怜悯。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、sympathy messages 该词多用于正式或书面语境，通常与 with 连用（commiserate with sb），表示同情或怜悯；日常口语中较少使用。
押韵的同音词很少：generate、exaggerate、accelerate 都以 -erate 结尾，读作 /əreɪt/，但与 commiserate 的重音不同，所以不算整词押韵。注意拼写相近的 miser 读作 /ˈmaɪzər/，而 commiserate 中的对应部分读 /mɪz/；considerate 虽以 -ate 结尾，但作形容词时读 /kənˈsɪdərət/，不是 /eɪt/。
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