If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them.
双语例句
例: We expressed our sympathy for her loss.
我们对她的损失表示同情。
例: I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever.
医生对我的帮助极小,而且丝毫没有表现出同情。