To squeeze one's hand is a sign of liking or sympathy, etc.

紧握某人的手是一种爱慕或同情的表示。

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Causing one to have deep feelings, esp of sadness or sympathy.

感人的；动人的；(尤指)令人感伤或同情的。

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Each child of the stars is very cute, and you want to use a heart of love and common to communicate with them, rather than pity or sympathy.

每个星星的孩子都很可爱，你要用一颗关爱和平常的心去与他们交流，而不是可怜或怜悯。

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His next words showed great sympathy or something else that was on his mind.

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Study at their views and I think what I'm talking about is really completely different, I have no sympathy for ideas that say we want to get rid of people because their racial background or because in somewhere they are blot on the Aryan folk.

我也研究了他们的观点，然而我觉得,我的学说和纳粹是全然不同的,我并不赞同他们的说法，那就是,我们要消灭一些民族，只因为他们不同的宗教,因为他们在雅利安传说中的,不良形象。

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Remember you can say "I'm sorry" when you wish to express your regret, your sympathy or ambiguous regret.

记住，当你想表达歉意、同情或是含糊的道歉时，你都可以用“I'm sorry”。

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It has very little interest now in Wales or much understanding of or sympathy for its challenges.

BBC: Welsh assembly referendum: 'Dr No' now says Yes

But when an opponent is weak, this anger turns into remorse or sympathy -- we want to help that person.

CNN: Uday, Qusay win sympathy in death

Call it support or sympathy, but it seems like the world is ready to help New Orleans get back to the business of partying.

CNN: Mardi Gras 2006