Word · Frequency #21632
commiserates
怜悯;同情
commiserates is the third person singular of commiserate.
核心释义
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- 1.
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).
- 2.
表示同情;吊慰。
To sympathize; condole.
- 3.
与...共同哀悼;向...表示同情。
To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
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
用法In use
After I failed the driving test, my friend called to commiserate with me.
用法提示:动词原形,与 with 搭配,表示‘表达同情、安慰’。
We sat in the café, commiserating with each other over our long workdays.
用法提示:现在分词形式,与 with...over 搭配,表示‘相互同情、诉说苦衷’。
She commiserated with her colleague when their project was cancelled.
用法提示:过去式,与 with 搭配,表示‘向某人表示同情’。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆成 com(一起)+ miser(痛苦的人)→ 在一起感受痛苦,即同情怜悯。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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