| 单词 | comfort |
| 释义 | comfort (once / 37 pages) 1nv 2n To comfort someone is to give solace or to soothe. You might comfort your brother when his favorite team gets knocked out of the playoffs. The verb comfort comes from the Latin word comfortare, which means “strengthen greatly.” To give comfort is to shore up the mood or physical state of someone else. It might take a long time to comfort your mother after her cat disappears. As a noun, comfort is anything that provides satisfaction or a relaxed and easy feeling. You might think that the comfort of your new shoes cannot be surpassed. WORD FAMILYcomfort: comfortable, comforted, comforter, comforting, comfortless, comforts, discomfort+/comfortable: comfortableness, comfortabler, comfortablest, comfortably, uncomfortable/comfortableness: comfortablenesses/comforted: comfortedly/comforter: comforters/comforting: comfortinger, comfortingly/comfortless: comfortlessly/discomfort: discomforts/uncomfortable: uncomfortableness, uncomfortablest, uncomfortably/uncomfortableness: uncomfortablenesses USAGE EXAMPLESAnd some of which are almost identical to the originals but lack the comfort and quality. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) It is about nurturing, comfort and spending time with people who are important to us. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) For its part, Televisa said it was moving “outside the comfort zone” by developing more contemporary programs. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain he is a man who enjoys his comfort Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper comfortableness discomfort, uncomfortableness the state of being tense and feeling pain ease, relief the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) solace, solacementcomfort in disappointment or misery cosiness, coziness, snugnessa state of warm snug comfort conveniencethe state of being suitable or opportune reprieve, respitea (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort condition, status a state at a particular time 2n a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment Hypo|Hyper consolation, solace, solacement the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment alleviation, assuagement, reliefthe feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced cold comfortvery limited consolation or empathy bright side, silver lininga consoling aspect of a difficult situation pleasance, pleasure a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience 3n a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state he had all the material comforts of this world Syn|Hypo|Hyper ease lap of luxury in conditions of wealth and comfort affluence, richness abundant wealth 4n the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction Syn|Hyper consolation, solace ministration, relief, succor, succour assistance in time of difficulty 5n satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing his friendship was a comfort a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts Hyper gratification, satisfaction state of being gratified or satisfied 6n assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal it gave comfort to the enemy Hyper aid, assist, assistance, help the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 7v lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate Syn|Hyper ease alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve provide physical relief, as from pain 8v give moral or emotional strength to 2Syn|Hypo console, 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 bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Syn|Hypo|Hyper comforter, puff, quilt continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider patchwork, patchwork quilta quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together crazy quilta patchwork quilt without a design bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding coverings that are used on a bed |
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