Word · Frequency #21632
commiserates
怜悯；同情
commiserates is the third person singular of commiserate.
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- 1.
To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
对(某人或某事)感到或表示怜悯或同情。
- 2.
To sympathize; condole.
表示同情；吊慰。
- 3.
To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
与...共同哀悼；向...表示同情。
对(某人或某事)感到或表示怜悯或同情。；表示同情；吊慰。；与...共同哀悼；向...表示同情。；怜悯；同情
In use
After I failed the driving test, my friend called to commiserate with me.
We sat in the café, commiserating with each other over our long workdays.
She commiserated with her colleague when their project was cancelled.
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。
commiserate over/about sth
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。
Verb forms
base commiserate · third person commiserates · -ing commiserating · past commiserated · past participle commiserated
Connections
Collocations
- commiserate with someone
- 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。
- commiserate over something
- 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。
- commiserate about something
- 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。
- commiserate with each other
- 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。
Synonyms
- sympathize
- 同情；表示同情 · 最常用的近义词；既可指内心感受，也可指口头表达。比 commiserate 更通用，不一定含『共苦』之意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 com（一起）+ miser（痛苦的人）→ 在一起感受痛苦，即同情怜悯。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.