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