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sympathizer

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sym·pa·thiz·er (also sympathiser British English) /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  PPGSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANsomeone who supports the aims of an organization or political party 〔机构或政党的〕支持者 SYN supporter The anti-abortion rally attracted many sympathizers. 反堕胎集会吸引了很多支持者。
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sympathizerWhen friends and sympathizers of this group protested, they too were sent home.She found only one - a woman who feels betrayed by sympathizers in the West.He thought money from sympathizers had formed the reliable backbone, though he wasn't going to argue with Terry.These include massacres and dislocation of civilians in the name of rooting out supposed guerrilla sympathizers.In the 1940s, my uncle was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer.His opponents accused him of being a Nazi sympathizer.Police accused him of being a rebel sympathizer and he was charged with extortion and resisting arrest.The initial bone of contention was the question of the terms on which sympathizers should be admitted to the Party.
sym·pa·thiz·er nounChineseSyllable
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sympathizer
sympathizer (also sympathiser British English) /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: sympathy, sympathizer; verb: sympathize; adverb: sympathetically; adjective: sympatheticunsympathetic
someone who supports the aims of an organization or political party
   SYN  supporter:
    The anti-abortion rally attracted many sympathizers.


sym·pa·thizer (BrE also sym·pa·thiser) BrE /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzər/ 🔊 nouna person who supports or approves of sb/sth, especially a political cause or party 赞同者;支持者communist sympathizers共产主义的拥护者


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