comfort 英音: ['kʌmfət] 美音: ['kʌmfɚt]

单词详解

1.  n.

A.舒适,身心健康(state of being free from suffering, anxiety, pain, etc.; physical well-being)

We have enough money so that we can live in comfort.

我们有很多钱,足可以舒舒服服过日子。

B.安慰,帮助(help or kindness to sb. who is suffering, consolation)

He often takes comfort from reading.他经常从读书中寻求安慰。

C.给予援助或安慰的人或事(sb./sth. that brings relief or help)

It's a comfort to talk with you.跟你谈话真令人感到安慰。

2.      vt.

安慰,使舒适(give comfort to; make sb. feel better)

She often comforts those who are in trouble.她经常安慰处于困境的人。

 

相关单词

近义词:relieve

反义词:discomfort

副词:comfortingly

过去式:comforted

过去分词:comforted

现在分词:comforting

第三人称单数:comforts

名词复数 comforts

 

上一篇 下一篇