一、詳細釋義:


n.

安慰 [U]


例句:

He will be able to take some comfort from inflation figures due on Friday.

預定星期五發(fā)布的通貨膨脹數(shù)字將會給他一些寬慰。


例句:

He found comfort in Eva's blind faith in him.

伊娃對他的盲目信任讓他感到寬慰。


舒適 [U]


例句:

Soon I was stepped into the plush comfort of a skyscraper office.

不久之后,我又踏入了一間摩天大廈中的極其舒適的辦公室。


例句:

This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows.

這樣能夠讓觀眾舒舒服服地坐著看表演。


安慰者 [C]


例句:

It's a comfort talking to you.

跟你聊一聊我好受多了。


例句:

At least he has given her a child who will be a great comfort to her in the years ahead.

至少他留給她一個孩子,這孩子在未來的歲月里對她將是莫大的安慰。


v.

安慰 [T]


例句:

He felt an enormous tiredness, bracing himself to comfort her.

他感到非常疲倦,但強自打起精神,開始安慰她。


例句:

Ned put his arm around her, trying to comfort her.

內(nèi)德?lián)е?,想安慰她?/p>

使舒適;使緩和 [T]


例句:

For some reason it comforted Ella.

由于某種原因,它給埃拉一種舒適感。


例句:

But still he wailed, and kicked with his legs, and refused to be comforted.

但他仍在慟哭,他的腿亂踢亂蹦,不肯安靜下來。


二、詞義辨析:


comfort,ease,leisure,relaxation,relief,rest

這些名詞均含“舒適,安逸、悠閑”之意。 comfort通常指在擺脫煩人、痛苦的事情,或在要求、愿望得到滿足后所感到的舒適。 ease指因沒有擔心和憂慮而輕松。 leisure專指閑暇時間或悠閑狀態(tài)。 relaxation強調(diào)消除肌肉疲勞或思想的緊張狀態(tài),使身心松弛,得到休息。 relief側(cè)重有消除痛苦、不適或困難的負擔,常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。 rest與work相對,強調(diào)水分除身心痛勞,不著重休息方式。


三、詞義辨析:


comfort,console,ease,soothe,relieve

這些動詞均含有“給人以幫助以減輕痛苦或悲傷”之意。 comfort普通用詞,指用語言或行動對痛苦者給予鼓勵、勇氣和力量,從而減輕其痛苦或悲傷,得到安慰。 console較正式用詞,側(cè)重緩和或減輕別人的痛苦或悲傷。 ease正式用詞,指減輕身心的痛苦、不安和憂慮。 soothe著重以安慰減輕悲痛、憤怒或激動,使人理智地平靜下來。也可指藥物等減輕病痛。 relieve指解除或緩解某人的病痛、擔心或憂慮等,常用被動態(tài)。


四、相關(guān)短語:


cold comfort

n.簡直不起作用的安慰


comfort station

n.公共廁所


comfort zone

舒適范圍


一、參考例句:


Comfort your terror.

恐懼時,安慰自己。


Comfort yourself through those feelings.

當你有恐懼感時,安慰一下自己。


Comfort and support are key.

選鞋的關(guān)鍵是舒適和牢靠。


What is your comfort zone

你的舒適區(qū)是什么?


It's a comfort talking to you.

跟你聊一聊我好受多了。


From whom shall I get comfort?

我從誰那兒能得到安慰呢?


Comfort is the bridge to decadence.

安逸是通向衰退的橋梁。


He lived in comparative comfort recently.

他最近生活得相當?shù)氖娣?/p>

No-one comfort eats quite like a crab.

沒有什么人比巨蟹座更享受吃這件事了。


we can live in comfort without working.

我們不工作也能生活安逸。