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condole

/kuhn-dohl/US // kənˈdoʊl //UK // (kənˈdəʊl) //

吊唁,慰问品,吊唁者,慰问金

Related Words

soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰commiserate惺惺相惜,慰问,抚慰,劝慰comfort舒适度,舒适性,舒适,舒适感console操作台,控制台,慰藉,慰问pity怜悯,遗憾的是,可惜的是,遗憾

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    con·doled, con·dol·ing.

    • : to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief: to condole with a friend whose father has died.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    con·doled, con·dol·ing.

    • : Obsolete. to grieve with.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbsympathize
Synonyms
comfort舒适度,舒适性,舒适,舒适感commiserate惺惺相惜,慰问,抚慰,劝慰console操作台,控制台,慰藉,慰问pity怜悯,遗憾的是,可惜的是,遗憾soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰

Examples

  • First, he would "improve the occasion" to the surviving relatives—condole and pray with them.

  • Mrs Fred was sitting in state, in the pomp of woe, to receive all the compassionate people who might come to condole with her.

  • He could not have congratulated her in the one case, nor could he either congratulate her or condole with her on the other.

  • They then asked for licence to condole with Mary, and he answered he was well content.

  • Mrs. Alexander tip-toed in and immediately began to condole with him.

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