单词	companionable
释义	companionablecom‧pan‧ion‧a‧ble /kəmˈpænjənəbəl/ adjective literary Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And some of those things make the Alien seem downright companionable. But it wasn't a comfortable, companionable silence, at least not for Polly. From it, as she passed, came the companionable muted clucking of hens settling for the night. He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionable father figure. He was teased about it but nevertheless would fetch up most evenings on my cot, smoking his chillum in companionable silence. Not pals, exactly, but companionable. We agreed about this message and sat in sad and companionable silence for a while. We will miss our colleagues and the companionable bright lights of the Charcot as she held station beside us through the nights. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► companionable silence  They sat together in companionable silence. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► silence · Robyn waited for him to break the spell of this wonderful, strangely companionable silence.· He was teased about it but nevertheless would fetch up most evenings on my cot, smoking his chillum in companionable silence.· Giancarlo smiled back and they walked along in companionable silence.· We agreed about this message and sat in sad and companionable silence for a while.· They often took long walks together, how ever, marching through the streets of London in companionable silence.· But it wasn't a comfortable, companionable silence, at least not for Polly. friendly and pleasant to be with:  They sat together in companionable silence.—companionably adverb
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