| 单词 | cozy |
| 释义 | cozy (once / 2250 pages) 1adj 2adj 3n The adjective cozy describes being comfortable and warm, like when you feel cozy curled up on the couch under a soft blanket, in front of a roaring fire. "Isn't this cozy?" If you hear these words, you might be in a friendly, casual place where everyone feels welcome. Or, perhaps you are in a small cabin that is warm and dry as they rain pours down outside. Or you have just stumbled upon the judge of a writing contest having dinner with one of the aspiring novelists — cozy can also mean "scheming." And as a noun? A cozy is a padded cloth used to keep a teapot warm. WORD FAMILYcozy: cozier, cozies, coziest, cozily, coziness USAGE EXAMPLESAfter a year at cozy Williams, the empty dorm felt cavernous and overwhelming to the Robinson family. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It was the first televised conflict, with images of mayhem invading the cozy confines of suburbia. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) At home three months later, in a wheelchair, Campbell, 47, spoke hesitantly and still self-consciously of his missing teeth, in his cozy West Asheville house. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1adj enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space a cozy nook near the fire Syn cosy, snug comfortable, comfy providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) 2adj having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere 2had a cozy chat the small room was cozy and intimate Syn informal, intimate friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend adj suggesting connivance 3a cozy arrangement with the police Syn close close in relevance or relationship n a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm Syn|Hyper cosy, tea cosy, tea cozy cloth covering a covering made of cloth |
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