a thing or person that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort使感到安慰的人(或物);安慰;慰藉 a few words of consolation 几句安慰的话 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。 The children were a great consolation to him when his wife died. 他妻子去世后,几个孩子就是他极大的安慰。 At least you weren’t hurt—that’s one consolation. 至少你没有受到伤害--这是不幸中的幸事。
Extra ExamplesHe drew little consolation from this fact. 这个事实没有给他带来什么安慰。 He went to seek consolation in the local pub. 他去了当地的那家酒吧寻求慰藉。 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。 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。 She tends to seek consolation in food. 她常在食物中寻求安慰。 The children were a great consolation to me at that time. 那时孩子们成了我莫大的安慰。 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。 There is some consolation for fans because the team still stands a chance of winning the local championship. 使球迷感到有些安慰的是这个队仍然有机会赢得当地比赛冠军。 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。 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。 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。 It's a great consolation that… 很大的安慰是… to take consolation 安慰
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- small
- have
- seek
- draw
- …
- consolation for
- consolation to
- be (of) little consolation to somebody
- be (of) small consolation to somebody
- be (of) some consolation to somebody
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.