一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

安慰 [U]


例句:

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

預(yù)定星期五發(fā)布的通貨膨脹數(shù)字將會(huì)給他一些寬慰。


例句:

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

伊娃對(duì)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(gè)孩子,這孩子在未來(lái)的歲月里對(duì)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(qiáng)自打起精神,開(kāi)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(lái)。


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(mǎn)足后所感到的舒適。 ease指因沒(méi)有擔(dān)心和憂(yōu)慮而輕松。 leisure專(zhuān)指閑暇時(shí)間或悠閑狀態(tài)。 relaxation強(qiáng)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(fù)擔(dān),常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。 rest與work相對(duì),強(qiáng)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(dòng)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(yǔ)言或行動(dòng)對(duì)痛苦者給予鼓勵(lì)、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(yōu)慮。 soothe著重以安慰減輕悲痛、憤怒或激動(dòng),使人理智地平靜下來(lái)。也可指藥物等減輕病痛。 relieve指解除或緩解某人的病痛、擔(dān)心或憂(yōu)慮等,常用被動(dòng)態(tài)。


四、相關(guān)短語(yǔ):


cold comfort

n.簡(jiǎn)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(shí),安慰自己。


Comfort yourself through those feelings.

當(dāng)你有恐懼感時(shí),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(shuí)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(dāng)?shù)氖娣?/p>

No-one comfort eats quite like a crab.

沒(méi)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。