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empathize verb
⇨ understand 2understand2 verb understand French/how sth works 懂法语；知道某事物如何运行understand how sb feels 了解某人的感觉understand ♦︎ relate to sb/sth ♦︎ identify with sb/sth ♦︎ empathizeThese words all mean to know, realize or share what sb else feels or experiences. 这些词均表示了解、谅解、同情。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to try to understand / relate to / identify with / empathize (with) (sb / sth)◆to be able / unable to understand / relate to / identify with / empathize (with) (sb / sth)◆I, you, he, etc. can / could understand / relate to / identify with / empathize with sb / sth◆It's easy / difficult / hard to understand / relate to / identify with / empathize (with) (sb / sth)◆to really / totally understand / relate to / identify with / empathize (with) (sb / sth)◆to easily understand / relate to / identify with (sb / sth)■ understand (understood, understood) [transitive, intransitive] to know sb's character, how they feel and why they behave in the way they do 了解；谅解；体谅◆Nobody understands me.没有人了解我。◆He doesn't understand women at all.他根本就不了解女性。◆They understand what I have been through.他们对我的遭遇很同情。◆If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand.如果你想早点离开，我相信他会体谅的。 see also understanding ⇨ sensitive 1 ■ reˈlate to sb/sth phrasal verb to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb/sth 理解并同情；认同；体恤◆Many adults can't relate to children.许多成年人并不了解儿童的想法。◆Our product needs an image that people can relate to.我们的产品需要一个大众能认同的形象。■ iˈdentify with sb/sth phrasal verb to feel that you can understand and share the feelings of sb else, especially because you feel that you are similar to them or are in a similar situation 与⋯产生共鸣；感同身受◆I didn't enjoy the book because I couldn't identify with any of the main characters.我不喜欢这本书，因为我无法与其中的任何主要角色产生共鸣。NOTE 辨析 Relate to sb/sth or identify with sb/sth? Relate to sb/sth is often used to talk about personal relationships. It can describe how successful a relationship is, for example between teacher and student, parent and child, boss and employee, etc. * relate to sb/sth常用来谈论人际关系，可形容某种关系是多么融洽，如师生间、亲子间、老板与雇员间的关系等◆He's a successful and popular teacher because he really relates to the children.他是个成功且受欢迎的教师，因为他确实了解孩子们的想法。If you identify with sb, you feel that you are similar to them in some way or that you have shared the same experiences. It often describes people's positive feelings towards characters in a book or film or famous people such as writers or actors. * identify with sb表示你觉得自己在某种程度上与某人相似或者有相同的经历，常用以描述人们对书或电影中的人物或作家、演员之类的名人所怀有的正面感情◆Which character do you identify with most, the father or his son?你和里面哪个人物最能产生共鸣，父亲还是儿子？ ■ empathize (BrE also empathise) / /ˈempəθaɪz/ / [intransitive] to understand another person's feelings and experiences, especially because you can imagine yourself in a similar situation 有同感；产生共鸣◆A glamorous 20-year-old stylist is unlikely to empathize with a working mother of three.一个光鲜的20岁发型师是不可能跟一名有三个孩子的在职母亲产生共鸣的。 see also empathy ⇨ bond , sympathize ⇨ sorry for sb |