comfort是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain -- 舒適；舒服

  • She evidently dresses for comfort. 顯然，她穿著講究舒適。

  • It's a little too hot for comfort. 熱得有點不舒服。

  • Now you can watch the latest films in the comfort of your own room. 現在你可以在自己的房間裡舒舒服服地觀看最新影片。

• 1 the state of feeling better after feeling sad or worried, or something that makes you feel better in this way -- 安慰，慰藉，寬慰；使人感到寬慰的事物

  • The letters that people wrote after his death gave me a lot of comfort. 他去世後人們寫來的信給了我極大的安慰。

  • It's some comfort to his wife (= it makes her feel less sad) to know that he died instantly and didn't suffer. 對於他妻子來說，得知他很快就去了而且又沒有受苦，也算是一種安慰。

  • I've got to take an exam too, if it's any comfort (= if it makes you feel better to know that we share the same problem or bad luck). 對你就算是點安慰吧，我也要參加考試。

  • I know she goes out a lot at night, but I draw/take comfort from the fact that she's always with friends. 我知道她夜裡經常出去，不過讓我感到寬慰的是她總是與朋友在一起。

  • He's a great comfort to his mother. 他是母親的莫大慰藉。

• 2 the state of having a pleasant life with enough money for everything that you need -- 富足；小康；安逸

  • He could retire now and live in comfort for the rest of his life. 他現在就可以退休安享餘生了。

• 3 something that makes your life easy and pleasant -- 令人舒適愉悅的事物；舒適的設施（或條件）

  • After the trip, it was nice getting back to a few home comforts. 旅行後，回來享受家裡舒適的生活真是愜意。

  • She's always liked her creature comforts (= the type of pleasure found in the house, for example warmth, food, etc.). 她一貫喜歡自己家裡的舒適環境。

• 4 to make someone feel better when they are sad or worried -- 安慰，撫慰，寬慰

  • The girl's mother was at home today, being comforted by relatives. 女孩的母親今天在家，有親戚在安慰她。