1having all your body needs/a pleasant life舒適;安逸ADJECTIVE | COMFORT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, great, maximum, modest, reasonable完全的滿足;非常舒適;極度舒適;較為舒適;相當舒服◇They live in modest comfort.他們的生活還算舒適。➤comparative, relative相對舒適▸➤added更加舒適◇a quilted cover for added comfort用於增加舒適度的絮棉被子➤domestic, personal, physical家庭/個人/身體舒適COMFORT + NOUN➤level舒適度➤zone舒適區;讓人感到舒適的地方◇She's willing to venture outside her comfort zone (= try things that are more challenging).她願意走出自己的安逸生活,去嘗試新的挑戰。PREPOSITION➤for comfort為了舒服◇I dress for comfort rather than elegance.我穿衣服是為了舒服,而不是為了有派。➤in comfort舒服地◇I like to travel in reasonable comfort.我喜歡比較舒服的旅行。➤comfort of⋯的舒服◇He enjoys dangerous sports from the comfort of his couch.他喜歡舒舒服服地坐在長沙發上,盡情觀看各種危險運動。PHRASES➤a degree of comfort, a standard of comfort舒適程度/標準◇The hotel offers a high standard of comfort.這家酒店提供高標準的舒適享受。➤in the comfort of your own home像在自己家裏一樣舒服◇Learn a new language in the comfort of your own home.輕鬆自在地學一門新的語言。➤too close for comfort太近而讓人不舒服◇The sound of gunfire was too close for comfort.炮火聲太近,讓人很不安。comfort
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2help/kindness to sb who is suffering安慰ADJECTIVE | ... OF COMFORT | VERB + COMFORT | COMFORT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great極大的安慰▸➤little, small不多的/小小的安慰▸➤cold不起作用的安慰◇A drop in the unemployment rate was cold comfort for those without a job (= not much comfort at all).失業率下降對於沒有工作的人來說意義不大。... OF COMFORT➤crumb, word少許安慰;安慰的話VERB + COMFORT➤bring sb, give sb, offer sb, provide sb with給某人(帶來)安慰◇His kind words brought some comfort to the grieving parents.他一番體貼的話語給悲傷的父母帶來了一些安慰。➤derive, draw, find, get, have, seek, take得到安慰;找到安慰;尋找安慰◇They sought comfort in each other.他們相互尋求慰藉。◇We took great comfort from the fact that our savings were safe.讓我們感到安慰的是我們的存款是安全的。➤need需要安慰◇I need all the comfort I can get right now.我現在非常需要得到別人的安慰。COMFORT + NOUN➤food安慰性食品◇Chocolate is a great comfort food.巧克力是一種很好的舒心食品。PREPOSITION➤comfort in在⋯中得到的安慰◇She found comfort in music.她在音樂中找到了慰藉。PHRASES➤a source of comfort慰藉的源泉comfort
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3sb/sth that helps when you are suffering, etc.安慰者;慰藉物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great極大的安慰PREPOSITION➤comfort to對⋯的安慰◇The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this.在整個過程中,孩子們一直是我極大的安慰。comfort
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4sth that makes life easier享受ADJECTIVE➤modern現代化舒適設施▸➤creature, home, material物質享受;家庭享受◇I hate camping-I miss all my creature comforts.我不喜歡野營,我很想念家裏的所有那些舒適享受。➤spiritual精神慰藉comfort
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ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤greatly極大地安慰◇The idea that he was not alone comforted him greatly.想到自己並不是孤身一人,他舒心多了。PHRASES➤be comforted to know知道⋯感到放心◇He was comforted to know that most people in the class knew even less than he.得知班裏大多數人知道得比他還少,他感覺好多了。➤being comforted by family, friends, etc.得到家人、朋友等的慰問◇The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.今天受害者的遺孀得到了親朋好友的慰問。➤feel comforted感到安慰