单词 | consolation |
释义 | consolation nounadjective | verb + consolation | preposition | phrases adjective➤great莫大的安慰▸➤small小小的安慰verb + consolation➤have有欣慰之事◆she had the consolation of coming second in her last race of the day.使她感到慰藉的是,她在那天参加的最后一项赛跑比赛中获得了第二名。➤seek寻求安慰◆she tends to seek consolation in food.她常在食物中寻求安慰。➤draw, find, take获取安慰;找到安慰◆he drew little consolation from this fact.这个事实没有给他带来什么安慰。◆when her mother died, she found consolation in her religious beliefs.她母亲去世后,她在宗教信仰中找到了安慰。◆although we lost the game, we took some consolation from the fact that we played well.尽管输了比赛,但我们表现还不错,这让我们得到一些安慰。➤bring (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)给予(某人)安慰;(给某人)带来安慰◆the next game will probably offer them the consolation of winning.下一场比赛很可能会给他们带来获胜的安慰。preposition➤consolation for对⋯的安慰▸➤consolation to对⋯的安慰◆the children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我莫大的安慰。phrases➤be (of) little consolation to sb, be (of) small consolation to sb, be (of) some consolation to sb对某人没有什么/有一点儿/有一些安慰作用◆this news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰作用。➤if it is any consolation (to sb)如果这(对某人)有任何安慰作用的话◆if it's any consolation to you, the weather here is also awful.这里的天气也很糟,不知这是不是对你来说算点儿安慰。➤sb's one consolation, sb's only consolation某人的一个/某人的唯一安慰◆when she lost her job, her only consolation was that she had some savings in the bank.她失去工作后,唯一的安慰就是银行里还有些积蓄。consolation /kɒnsəleɪʃn; name kɑːnsəleɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a person or thing that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed; a feeling of being less worried or unhappy使感到安慰的人(或事物);安慰;慰藉◆if it's any consolation, she didn't get the job either.不知道这算不算得上安慰,她也没有得到那份工作。◆when things went wrong, she found consolation in her religious beliefs.遇到不如意的事时,她从她的宗教信仰中寻得安慰。 ➡ see also console → reassure note 辨析 comfort or consolation?these words can be used in many of the same patterns.这两个词可用于许多相同的句型◆if it's any comfort / consolation to you...不知道这算不算得上安慰⋯◆it's a great comfort / consolation that...令人极为宽慰的是⋯◆to seek / find / take comfort / consolation寻求/寻得/得到安慰however, there is a slight difference in meaning. you might find consolation after a disappointment, such as losing a competition or not getting a job; you might find comfort in a more serious situation when sth has really made you unhappy or worried.不过,两词的意思略有不同。consolation 指失望后得到的安慰,例如在竞争中失利或未得到工作; comfort 指发生更严重的确实令人不快或担心的情况时得到的安慰◆chocolate is a great comfort food (= it makes you feel better).巧克力是很棒的可以舒缓心情的食品。◆six runners-up will get a consolation prize of a disposable camera (= a small prize, even though they did not win the competition).没有拿到冠军的六名得奖者将获得一次性相机作为安慰奖。consolation/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn ||; ˌkɑnsəˈleʃən/noun [c,u] a thing or person that makes you feel better when you are sad 带来安慰的人或事物;安慰;慰藉: ◇it was some consolation to me to know that i wasn't the only one who had failed the exam. 知道不单是我考试不及格,这对我来说倒是一种安慰。 ☞ synonym comfort 同义词为comfort consolationsee ⇨ comfort/make sb feel better 3 con·so·la·tion /ˏkɑnsə`leʃən; ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃən/n [c,u]someone or something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed 给人带来安慰的人; 起安慰作用的事物:◇they were still together, and at least that was one consolation. 他们仍然在一起,这至少是一个安慰。 |
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