condolence

英 [kənˈdəʊləns]

美 [kənˈdoʊləns]

n. 吊唁; 慰唁

复数：condolences　

IELTS TEM4 TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19388 / COCA.13549

牛津词典

noun

吊唁；慰唁
sympathy that you feel for sb when a person in their family or that they know well has died; an expression of this sympathy
1. to give/offer/express your condolences
  表示慰唁
2. Our condolences go to his wife and family.
  向他的妻子和家人谨致吊慰之意。
3. a letter of condolence
  吊唁信

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 慰唁
A message ofcondolenceis a message in which you express your sympathy for someone because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.
1. Neil sent him a letter of condolence.
  尼尔给他发了一封唁函。
N-PLURAL 慰唁
When you offer or express yourcondolencesto someone, you express your sympathy for them because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.
1. He expressed his condolences to the families of the people who died in the incident.
  他向这次事件中的死者家属表示了慰唁。

英英释义

noun

an expression of sympathy with another's grief
1. they sent their condolences
Synonym:commiseration

双语例句

He sent a message of condolence.
他发了一份吊唁电。
Letters and telegrams of condolence streamed in from heads of state, housewives, politicians, millionaires, secretaries.
国家元首、政治家、百万富翁、家庭主妇以及部长、大臣的唁电唁函涨潮般涌来。
During their private session meeting with Obama, the president extends his condolence to the victims'families.
在奥巴马单独与家属的会面期间，这位总统向死难者家属深深的表达了他的沉痛心情。
He used social networks to organize blood drives and a massive interfaith book of condolence.
他开展了社会网络组织献血活动和用大量的宗教书籍慰问心灵。
I give my condolence to you for your failure.
我对你的失败深感同情。
Or kill yourself and give me the condolence money.
或者自我了结把赔偿金给我。
After signing a condolence book at Pakistan's embassy in Washington, President Bush offered his sympathy.
布什总统在巴基斯坦驻美大使馆的悼念簿上签字后，表示了他的慰问。
He expressed his condolences to the families of the people who died in the incident.
他向这次事件中的死者家属表示了慰唁。
In addition, Russia's president Vladimir Putin today signed a book of condolence for Mandela's death at the South African embassy in Moscow.
此外，俄罗斯总统普京今天也前往南非驻莫斯科大使馆，在吊唁簿上留言悼念曼德拉。
I would like to join the Chairman in extending my condolence to his family and the government of DRC.
我请求年会主席代为转达我对富塔部长家人和刚果政府的哀悼。