console1
verbto give comfort or sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort安慰;抚慰;慰藉 - console somebody/yourself
Nothing could console him when his wife died. 他妻子去世后,什么事情也不能使他感到宽慰。 She put a consoling arm around his shoulders. 她搂住他肩膀以示安慰。 - console somebody/yourself with something
Console yourself with the thought that you did your best. 你可以安慰自己的是你已经尽了最大的努力。 - console somebody/yourself that…
I didn't like lying but I consoled myself that it was for a good cause. 我不愿意撒谎,但我安慰自己那是出于好意。 - console somebody + speech
‘Never mind,’ Anne consoled her. “没关系。” 安妮安慰她说。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (replacing earlier consolate): from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.- console somebody/yourself