comfort
noun
uk/ˈkʌm.fət/us/ˈkʌm.fɚt/comfortnoun(NO PAIN)
B1[U]
apleasantfeelingof beingrelaxedandfreefrompain:
舒适；舒服Sheevidentlydressesforcomfort.显然，她穿着讲究舒适。
It's a little toohotfor comfort.热得有点儿不舒服。
Now you canwatchthelatestfilmsin thecomfortofyourownroom.现在你可以在自己的房间里舒舒服服地观看最新影片。
- Thecaroffersvalueformoney, comfort anddependability.
- Shedrewcomfort from thefactthat hediedpeacefully.
- Hewantedajobthat wouldallowhim tokeephisfamilyin comfort.
- ThesejeanshaveaddedLycrafor comfort andfit.
- Since I got ajob, I've beenlivinginrelativecomfort .
Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumberidiom
- at (your) leisureidiom
- be at peace with the worldidiom
- calmly
- calmness
- easy-going
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- gaily
- genteel
- non-hysterical
- peaceably
- peacefully
- peacefulness
- phlegm
- placid
- sedate
- unstressed
- without a care in the worldidiom
- zen
comfortnoun(FOR SADNESS)
C2[CorU]
thestateoffeelingbetterafterfeelingsadorworried, or something that makes youfeelbetterin this way:
安慰，慰藉，宽慰；使人感到宽慰的事物Thelettersthatpeoplewroteafter hisdeathgave me a lot of comfort.他去世后人们写来的信给了我极大的安慰。
It's some comfort to hiswife(= it makes herfeellesssad)toknowthat hediedinstantlyand didn'tsuffer.对于他妻子来说，得知他很快就去了而且又没有遭罪，也算是一种安慰。
I've got to take anexamtoo,if it'sany comfort(= if it makes youfeelbettertoknowthat wesharethe sameproblemorbadluck).对你就算是点安慰吧，我也得参加考试。
Iknowshe goes out a lot atnight, but Idraw/takecomfortfromthefactthat she's always withfriends.我知道她夜里经常出去，不过让我感到宽慰的是她总是与朋友们在一起。
He's agreatcomforttohismother.他是母亲的莫大慰藉。
Reassuring
- be/take a weight offyourmindidiom
- blandishments
- calm (someone) down
- comforting
- consolation
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- get (something) through (tosomeone)
- hearten
- lift
- lighten
- mind
- reassurance
- reassure
- reassuring
- settle down
- theyshould worry!idiom
- weight
- you do youidiom
comfortnoun(ENOUGH MONEY)
C2[U]
thestateof having apleasantlifewith enoughmoneyfor everything that you need:
富足；小康；安逸He couldretirenow andliveincomfort for therestof hislife.他现在就可以退休安享余生了。
Rich and wealthy
- affluence
- bankability
- bankable
- bazillionaire
- be rolling in itidiom
- be stinking richidiom
- born with a silver spoon inyourmouthidiom
- clover
- comfortably
- creditworthy
- fat
- moneyed
- not be short of a bob or twoidiom
- prosperity
- purchasing power
- roll
- self-supporting
- strike
- strike goldidiom
- wealthy
comfortnoun(PLEASANT THING)
C1[Cusually plural]
something that makesyourlifeeasyandpleasant:
令人舒适愉悦的事物；舒适的设施（或条件）After thetrip, it wasnicegetting back to a fewhomecomforts.旅行后，回来享受家里舒适的生活真是惬意。
She's alwayslikedhercreaturecomforts(= thetypeofpleasurefoundin thehouse, forexamplewarmth,food, etc.).她一贯喜欢自己家里的舒适环境。
Making things better
- add salt tosomethingidiom
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- ameliorate
- cultivate
- leavening
- liven(something)up
- lubricate
- make a differenceidiom
- make a world of differenceidiom
- remedial
- revamp
- revitalize
- revivify
- revolutionize
- salvage
- salve
- sharpen
- tonic
comfort
verb[T]
uk/ˈkʌm.fət/us/ˈkʌm.fɚt/C2
to make someonefeelbetterwhen they aresadorworried:
安慰，抚慰，宽慰The girl'smotherwas athometoday, being comforted byrelatives.女孩的母亲今天在家，有亲戚在安慰她。
Synonyms
console
solaceliterary
Reassuring
- be/take a weight offyourmindidiom
- blandishments
- calm (someone) down
- comforting
- consolation
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- get (something) through (tosomeone)
- hearten
- lift
- lighten
- mind
- reassurance
- reassure
- reassuring
- settle down
- theyshould worry!idiom
- weight
- you do youidiom