consolation

noun

/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn/

/ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn/

[uncountable, countable]

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a thing or person that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort
- a few words of consolation
- If it's any consolation, she didn't get the job, either.
- The children were a great consolation to him when his wife died.
- At least you weren’t hurt—that’s one consolation.
Extra Examples
- He drew little consolation from this fact.
- He went to seek consolation in the local pub.
- If it's any consolation to you, the weather here is also awful.
- She had the consolation of coming second in her last race of the day.
- She tends to seek consolation in food.
- The children were a great consolation to me at that time.
- The next game will probably offer them the consolation of winning.
- There is some consolation for fans because the team still stands a chance of winning the local championship.
- This news was of little consolation to us.
- When her mother died, she found consolation in her religious beliefs.
- When she lost her job, her only consolation was that she had some savings in the bank.
- It's a great consolation that…
- to take consolation
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- small
verb + consolation
- have
- seek
- draw
- …
preposition
- consolation for
- consolation to
phrases
- be (of) little consolation to somebody
- be (of) small consolation to somebody
- be (of) some consolation to somebody
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.

单词	consolation
释义	consolation noun /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] jump to other results a thing or person that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort a few words of consolation If it's any consolation, she didn't get the job, either. The children were a great consolation to him when his wife died. At least you weren’t hurt—that’s one consolation. Extra Examples He drew little consolation from this fact. He went to seek consolation in the local pub. If it's any consolation to you, the weather here is also awful. She had the consolation of coming second in her last race of the day. She tends to seek consolation in food. The children were a great consolation to me at that time. The next game will probably offer them the consolation of winning. There is some consolation for fans because the team still stands a chance of winning the local championship. This news was of little consolation to us. When her mother died, she found consolation in her religious beliefs. When she lost her job, her only consolation was that she had some savings in the bank. It's a great consolation that… to take consolation Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great small verb + consolation have seek draw … preposition consolation for consolation to phrases be (of) little consolation to somebody be (of) small consolation to somebody be (of) some consolation to somebody … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.
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