| 释义 |
feel for
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | feel for - share the suffering ofcompassionate, condole with, pity, sympathize withgrieve, sorrow - feel griefcommiserate, sympathise, sympathize - to feel or express sympathy or compassioncare - feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" |
Translationsfeel for
feel forA better sense of (a situation or how to do something); a greater knowledge or experience in (something). Once I got a feel for the company's daily operations, I felt more comfortable taking on the management role.See also: feel*feel for somethinga natural or learned ability to do something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~.) I will do better with this work as soon as I get a feel for it. He doesn't have a feel for this kind of careful work.See also: feelfeel for someoneto feel the emotional pain that someone else is feeling; to empathize or sympathize with someone. I really feel for you. I'm so sorry it turned out this way. Fred felt for Dave, but there was nothing he could do for him.See also: feelfeel for1. Grope, reach for with one's hands, as in It was pitch dark, and I felt for the doorknob. [Early 1700s] 2. feel for someone. Sympathize with or feel sorry for someone, as in Tom was so upset that I felt for him. This usage was put as feel with by Shakespeare: "It resounds as if it felt with Scotland" ( Macbeth, 4:3). Both senses of feel for are present in the somewhat sarcastic I feel for you but I can't quite reach you, meaning "Too bad, but I don't really feel sorry for you." See also: feelfeel forv. To sympathize or empathize with someone: I feel for the employees that were laid off.See also: feelfeel for
Related to feel for: not to mention, out of favor, in the first place, pat on the back, sympathisesSynonyms for feel forverb share the suffering ofSynonyms- compassionate
- condole with
- pity
- sympathize with
Related Words- grieve
- sorrow
- commiserate
- sympathise
- sympathize
- care
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