单词 | companionship |
释义 | companionship (kəmpænjənʃɪp ) uncountable noun B2 Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own. I depended on his companionship and on his judgment. The majority of people own a dog for companionship. Synonyms: fellowship, company, friendship, fraternity Collocations: enjoy the companionship Many people in care homes enjoy the companionship of their fellow residents, as well as the dedicated and high quality care available in the overwhelming majority of homes. Times, Sunday Times They should not usually be kept outside or in a kennel setting because they enjoy the companionship of their owners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He ultimately loses patience with her, accusing her of being a bit vacant and incapable of having a sincere, adult conversation or allowing herself to enjoy his companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I think they enjoy the companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Combined with a struggle to find companionship, she turned to alcohol to numb her pain. The Sun In fact, writers go on calling themselves writers because they find companionship in the fact that other writers have struggled through the ages. The Times Literary Supplement Someone can spend a great deal of time alone, but if they know they can easily find companionship whenever they want, they are unlikely to feel lonely. Times, Sunday Times His goal was not only to find companionship, but also to increase his wealth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One day, he hears a telephone ringing in someone's home, and suddenly realizes that he should answer it to find companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She appears to have shunned human companionship and instead found her release through the internet, publishing on small poetry forums and advising others on their work. Times, Sunday Times He feels no need for human companionship or friendship, and can not comprehend love or affection for another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The family becomes physically and emotionally weaker for lack of food, shelter, and other human companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its lyrics describe a relationship between a lonely person and a computer which has replaced human companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He soon realizes he misses human companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Experts also agree that rabbits need companionship. Times, Sunday Times They are social creatures and need companionship. Times, Sunday Times She started to tell me how her recent divorce had been hard on her, how she was lonely and needing companionship. Christianity Today Even more critical, in cases where people live alone, they offer companionship and unconditional love - and their phenomenal abilities are often a catalyst for social interaction. Times, Sunday Times They offer companionship and friendship, with no religious or other agenda. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several decades ago, many families had a long-term lodger, often a relation in an arrangement that offered companionship and some useful extra income. Times, Sunday Times Fellow fans provide companionship and potentially lonely weekends are filled. Times, Sunday Times Their ability to provide companionship and friendship are common reasons given for owning a cat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may recognize people or objects, talk, provide companionship, monitor environmental quality, respond to alarms, pick up supplies and perform other useful tasks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The duties of the office involved waiting on the king when he ate in private, helping him to dress, guarding the bedchamber and water closet, and providing companionship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many have popular blogs and forums on which members seek companionship by posting about their daily lives or boasting about personal accomplishments of weight loss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The socially awkward copper has been reduced to trying his luck at internet dating and seeking companionship from a pet lizard. Times, Sunday Times I have therefore intentionally sought companionship. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 陪伴 Japanese: 友達づきあい |
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