| 单词 | console |
| 释义 | console (once / 198 pages) 1v 2n 3n 4n 5n Perhaps you avoid babysitting your baby brother because you're worried that if he starts to cry, you won’t be able to console him or make him feel better. Or maybe you just hate changing diapers. You usually try to console someone by providing encouragement and offering solace. Others try to console themselves with tubs of ice cream. From the Latin word consolari, meaning “to comfort,” the noun console can also describe a central control panel. In an automobile, the controls for both the radio and air-conditioning are in the same center console. WORD FAMILYconsole: consolable, consolation, consolatory, consoled, consoles, consoling+/consolable: inconsolable, unconsolable/consolation: consolations/consolatory: consolatorily/consoling: consolingly/inconsolable: inconsolably/unconsolable: unconsolably USAGE EXAMPLESUnderstandably he was heartbroken as friends and family in the crowd tried to console him. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Fisher consoled the widow and soon announced he was leaving his wife and two children to marry Taylor. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) “He just needs a holiday. He said he apologised,” consoled Fox. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) 1 v give moral or emotional strength to 2Syn|Hypo comfort, solace, soothe calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize make calm or still allay, ease, relieve, stilllessen the intensity of or calm lullcalm by deception composecalm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of assure, reassurecause to feel sure; give reassurance to abreactdischarge bad feelings or tension through verbalization n a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) 3Hyper scientific instrument an instrument used by scientists n housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television 4Syn|Hyper cabinet housing a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component n a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall 5Syn|Hyper console table table a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs n an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture) the bust of Napoleon stood on a console Hyper bracket, wall bracket a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) |
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