comfort

[英] [ˈkʌmfət] [美] [ˈkʌmfət] 生词本

n.

vt.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 舒适;舒服 If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations. 
  • This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows...

    这样能够让观众舒舒服服地坐着看表演。

  • The shoe has padding around the collar, heel and tongue for added comfort.

    鞋子的鞋帮、鞋跟和鞋舌部位都有衬垫,以增加舒适度。

2. N-UNCOUNT 舒适的生活方式;安逸 Comfort is a style of life in which you have enough money to have everything you need. 
  • Surely there is some way of ordering our busy lives so that we can live in comfort and find spiritual harmony too.

    总会有办法能安排好我们忙碌的生活,这样就能过得舒服一点,同时还能达到内心的平静。

3. N-UNCOUNT See also: cold comfort; 安慰;慰藉 Comfort is what you feel when worries or unhappiness stop. 
  • He welcomed the truce, but pointed out it was of little comfort to families spending Christmas without a loved one...

    他欣然接受休战,但是指出,那些无法和心爱的人一起过圣诞的家庭并不会由此感到慰藉。

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

    预定星期五发布的通货膨胀数字将会给他一些宽慰。

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

    伊娃对他的盲目信任让他感到宽慰。

4. N-COUNT 令人感到安慰的人(或事物) If you refer to a person, thing, or idea as a comfort, you mean that it helps you to stop worrying or makes you feel less unhappy. 
  • At least he has given her a child who will be a great comfort to her in the years ahead...

    至少他留给她一个孩子,这孩子在未来的岁月里对她将是莫大的安慰。

  • It's a comfort talking to you...

    跟你聊一聊我好受多了。

  • Being able to afford a drink would be a comfort in these tough times.

    在这样艰难的时期,能够有钱买杯酒就是种慰藉了。

5. VERB 安慰;抚慰 If you comfort someone, you make them feel less worried, unhappy, or upset, for example by saying kind things to them. 
  • Ned put his arm around her, trying to comfort her.

    内德搂着她,想安慰她。

6. N-COUNT See also: creature comforts; 使生活舒适的东西 Comforts are things which make your life easier and more pleasant, such as electrical devices you have in your home. 
  • She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her...

    她喜欢婚姻生活带给她的物质享受。

  • Electricity provides us with warmth and light and all our modern home comforts...

    电给我们带来了温暖和照明,以及一切现代家庭舒适品。

  • I do like my comforts.

    我确实喜欢这些给我的生活带来舒适的东西。

7. PHRASE 因太…而令人担忧 If you say that something is, for example, too close for comfort, you mean you are worried because it is closer than you would like it to be. 
  • The bombs fell in the sea, many too close for comfort...

    这些炸弹落入海中,很多离岸边太近,令人担忧。

  • Although crimes against visitors were falling, the levels of crime were still too high for comfort.

    尽管针对游客的犯罪活动有所减少,但犯罪率还是太高,令人担忧。

Noun

1. a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain;

  • "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"
  • "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"

2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

3. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction;

  • "his presence was a consolation to her"

4. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state;

  • "a life of luxury and ease"
  • "he had all the material comforts of this world"
Verb

1. give moral or emotional strength to

2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate;

  • "ease the pain in your legs"
1. A possible connotation of "home" is a place of warmth, comfort and affection".
“家”的可能涵义是“一个温暖、舒适和爱的地方”。

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2. From whom shall I get comfort?
我从谁那儿能得到安慰呢?

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3. He has enough money so that he can live in comfort.
他有很多钱,足可舒舒服服过日子。

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4. He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. His friends came to comfort him for his loss.
因为他受了损失,他的朋友们都来安慰他。

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6. I never dreamt that I would spend my old age in such comfort and happiness.
我做梦也没想到我能过这样舒适幸福的晚年。

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7. I offer a mite of comfort to him.
我给了他一点安慰。

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8. I often take comfort from reading.
我经常从读书中寻求安慰。

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9. In this resort you can enjoy all the comfort and convenience of modern tourism.
在此旅游胜地,您可尽享现代旅游的舒适便利。

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10. It's a comfort to be with you.
跟你在一起真令人感到安慰。

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11. She finds comfort in her children.
她从她的儿女身上得到安慰。

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12. She is a great comfort to her parents.
她是她父母最大的安慰。

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13. The journey was accomplished with a maximum of comfort and ease and a minimum of discomfort.
带着最大限度的舒适和轻松结束了这一旅程,很少有什么不舒适。

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14. The word "armchair" has connotations of comfort and relaxation.
armchair这个词隐含着舒适悠然的意思。

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15. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.
他们有一种奔放不羁的风度,他们没有对卑鄙的野心目标的无聊的追逐和对舒适的迷恋。

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16. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitious or love of comfort.
他们有一种自由自在的风度,他们不沉溺于可鄙的追名逐利和对舒适生活的迷恋。

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17. To be the first to bear hardship and the last to enjoy comfort is our credo.
吃苦在前,享受在后,这就是我们的口号。

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18. We shouldn't seek after comfort, personal fame, or gain.
我们不应该贪图安逸,追名逐利。

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19. You are a great comfort to your parents.
你是父母最大的安慰。

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