单词 | comfortably |
释义 | comfortably (kʌmftəbli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] If you do something comfortably, you do it easily. Only take upon yourself those things that you know you can manage comfortably. Three of the six have comfortably exceeded their normal life expectancy. 2. See also comfortable Collocations: comfortably familiar This has the effect of making the show feel comfortably familiar - but never safe. Times, Sunday Times She should be open to new ideas, not ones that are comfortably familiar. Times, Sunday Times Without our make-up we are freshly drawn, intriguingly new and all the while comfortably familiar. Globe and Mail At work, employees are encouraged to dress comfortably and to personalize their workspace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It sparked a debate on how to look professional while also dressing comfortably. The Sun Once people start dressing comfortably, they don't want to go back. Times, Sunday Times You cannot help wondering how someone of his physique can fit comfortably behind the wheel, but do not be fooled by appearances. Times, Sunday Times She maintained that well-made shoes must fit comfortably. Times, Sunday Times In sport, this translates into a failure to function optimally in any group that cannot fit comfortably in a phone box. Times, Sunday Times Buy the biggest bed you can fit comfortably in your room. Times, Sunday Times The upside was that fame fit comfortably into his boyhood imagination. Times, Sunday Times Two thirds of people in this age group say that they are not confident that they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I suppose just to make enough to afford a nice house and to live comfortably in it. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I think the very idea that we should live comfortably is quite corrosive. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The two cannot at the moment live comfortably side by side. Times, Sunday Times (2012) To be able to live comfortably in old age. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As you can imagine, it was hard for any of them to rest comfortably. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has striking brown eyes and black hair resting comfortably on a model's physique. Times, Sunday Times The patient lies on his/her left side with the head resting comfortably on a pillow. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After all, how can anyone ride comfortably while hunched up? Times, Sunday Times It's hard to tell on a generally smooth track, but it did seem to ride comfortably on the softest setting, too. Times, Sunday Times They could be ridden comfortably for hours because of their smooth, natural gait. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was seated comfortably on top of a chimney - hence the smoke billowing down below. Times, Sunday Times A dining room where guests could be seated comfortably. Globe and Mail The extension permitted over two hundred people to be seated comfortably. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Should a primary school teacher on a salary of 20,000 pay to help a lord or a former prime minister settle comfortably into old age? Times, Sunday Times Though the recording sessions for the double album initially involved ensemble playing, the band was ill-prepared to settle comfortably back into this mode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a looser plant than the hortensias, settling comfortably into its position, its branches sinking gently into swags as it matures. Times, Sunday Times She appeared on the platform, settled comfortably into her chair, and looked up to the conductor to indicate she was ready to begin. Times, Sunday Times When unemployment started pinching, the left was settled comfortably in power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's even a tiny redback spider, which will remind you - are you sitting comfortably? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Play around with them until they make a satisfying arrangement, each sitting comfortably with the others. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They seem to float above my office couch, rather than sit comfortably on it. Christianity Today (2000) Four is about the most people who can sit comfortably and share a conversation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Perhaps his swashbuckling style does not sit comfortably with certain members of the management. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I was finally able to sleep comfortably without gravity. Times, Sunday Times It now helps us sleep comfortably. The Sun For my own part, the experience shook my then-understated faith to the core, rebuilt it on more solid foundations, and taught me how to sleep comfortably on a tiled floor. Christianity Today That night the men sleep comfortably in beds while the villagers stand guard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I continued quite easy all the afternoon, slept comfortably all night, and the following morning felt a little stiffness, but no pain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I had all the advantages of a hit show and being able to travel comfortably. The Sun He can travel comfortably with the funds he looted from the sorceress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Travelling comfortably — first class or business class, whatever the air miles can work out. Times, Sunday Times He was striking the ball well, there was a breeze at his back and his third penalty goal had travelled comfortably over the crossbar from 55 metres. Times, Sunday Times And while it was not his first-choice team, they should still have had enough to win comfortably. The Sun In normal times, such a leader would win comfortably. The Sun But there was little suggestion the hosts could go on and win comfortably. Times, Sunday Times He glided around here to win comfortably 12 months ago and this renewal looks no tougher. The Sun But they created enough chances last night to win comfortably. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 容易地 Japanese: 楽に |
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