| 单词 | a shoulder to cry on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa shoulder to cry on i. to weep (or cry) on (a person's) shoulder: to pour out one's troubles to a person; also in a shoulder to cry on, a sympathetic and consoling listener to a person's troubles. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > one who or that which consoles or relieves comfortera1382 discharger?1537 consolatora1540 assuager1547 cheerer?1567 easera1592 tame-grief1606 lightener?1611 solacer1611 lenitive1614 swager1617 allayer1631 unbender1637 comfortable1650 alleviator1725 consoler1740 soother1780 reassurer1882 a shoulder to cry on1935 1935 H. L. Ickes Diary 10 Feb. in Secret Diary (1953) I. 292 I called Tugwell yesterday afternoon to tell him that if he wanted any shoulder to weep on, mine was a broad one. 1942 T. Bailey Pink Camellia iii. 19 She likes to talk of her troubles and weep on people's shoulders. 1966 L. Deighton Billion-dollar Brain xvi. 163 I'm always weeping on your shoulder. 1974 ‘J. le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor xviii. 158 I asked ‘What did he want?’ And Ann said ‘A shoulder to cry on.’ Bill..wanted to pour out his heart, she said. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。