Comfort
['kʌmfət] or ['kʌmfɚt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; 'it gave comfort to the enemy'.
(noun.) a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment.
(noun.) satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing; 'his friendship was a comfort'; 'a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts'.
(noun.) 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'.
(verb.) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; 'ease the pain in your legs' .
(verb.) give moral or emotional strength to.
手打:利--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
(v. t.) To assist or help; to aid.
(v. t.) To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
(n.) Assistance; relief; support.
(n.) Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation.
(n.) A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.
(n.) A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.
(n.) Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
編輯:摩尔
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Solace, console, cheer, gladden, encourage, inspirit, enliven, animate, revive, refresh, invigorate, relieve, strengthen.
n. [1]. Support, assistance, aid, help, succor, countenance.[2]. Solace, consolation, encouragement, relief.[3]. Ease, enjoyment, satisfaction.
格雷琴編輯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to relieve from pain or distress: to soothe: to cheer revive.—n. relief: encouragement: ease: quiet enjoyment: freedom from annoyance: whatever gives ease enjoyment &c.: a subject of satisfaction.—adj. Com′fortable imparting or enjoying comfort.—adv. Com′fortably.—n. Com′forter one who administers comfort: (B.) the Holy Spirit: a long narrow woollen tippet.—adj. Com′fortless without comfort.—n. Com′fortlessness.—Job's comforter one who while pretending to comfort only aggravates the distress.
錄入:罗兰
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.
弗朗辛校對
例句/造句/用法:
- But as Elizabeth could not receive comfort from any such expectation, she made no answer. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- But it will soon grow out again, said Beth, coming to kiss and comfort the shorn sheep. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- I am quite grieved for him, and very much frightened, and so is Sir Thomas; and how glad I should be if you were here to comfort me. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- They talked of hope and comfort. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- He may not give pleasure, he may not bring comfort, but, on the contrary, may make those to whose hearts he comes very unhappy. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Whether friends were present or absent, she had always a kind smile for him and was attentive to his pleasure and comfort. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Mrs. Bennet's best comfort was that Mr. Bingley must be down again in the summer. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- To be otherwise comforted was out of the question. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- I was comforted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I spent some hours with her; she comforted, but knew not how to advise me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- But he always aided and comforted me when he could, in some way of his own, and he always did so at dinner-time by giving me gravy, if there were any. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Meg received his humble apology, and was much comforted by the assurance that Brooke knew nothing of the joke. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Mrs. March did not say much but looked disturbed, and comforted her afflicted little daughter in her tenderest manner. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- You have comforted others with such things, father. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Yes, but there are some little comforts that you wouldn't be the worse for,' returned Mrs Boffin. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Women, after all, gentlemen,' said the enthusiastic Mr. Snodgrass, 'are the great props and comforts of our existence. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Jane Fairfax had already quitted Highbury, and was restored to the comforts of her beloved home with the Campbells. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- The store of creature comforts was not the chief part of the visitor's reception. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And, placing water in his reach, and making whatever little arrangements for his comforts she could, Cassy left the shed. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- I must have my comforts. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Settlers in the newer portions of the country are often deprived of many comforts which are easily accessible in long-settled places. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- He never smoked so late, and it seemed to hint to me that he wanted comforting, for some reason or other. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- She was thinking all the time of the perfect comforting, reassuring thing to say to him. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- For a family in our situation, the Superintendent of the Frizinghall police was the most comforting officer you could wish to see. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I ha' lived under 't so long, for that I ha' had'n the pity and comforting words o' th' best lass living or dead. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I had thought of that too, and it was very far from comforting to me to find that he had thought of it; for it seemed to render it more probable. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Had I gone to him, he would have shown me all that was tender, and comforting, and gentle, in the honest Popish superstition. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Too many a time had I seen him in need of being brightened up with a comforting word! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
手打:西尔维亚