comfort
noun🔊/ˈkʌmfət/
🔊/ˈkʌmfərt/
Word Family
Idioms - comfort noun verb
- comfortable adjective (≠ uncomfortable)
- comfortably adverb (≠ uncomfortably)
- comforting adjective
- [uncountable]
the state of being physically relaxed and free from pain; the state of having a pleasant life, with everything that you need 舒服；安逸；舒适 The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service. 这家旅馆提供高标准的舒适享受和优质服务。 🔊🔊 I didn't want to leave the comfort of my bed. 我不想离开我的床铺。 - in comfort
They had enough money to live in comfort in their old age. 他们有足够的钱舒舒服服地安度晚年。 🔊🔊 - in the comfort of something
Watch the latest movies in the comfort of your own home. 在自己的家中观看最新电影。 - from the comfort of something
From the comfort of your own armchair, you can witness all the action live. 在舒适的扶手椅上，您可以现场观看所有动作。 - for comfort
I dress for comfort rather than elegance. 我穿衣服是为了舒服，而不是为了有派。 These tennis shoes are designed for comfort and performance. 这些网球鞋的设计以舒适为本，打起球来发挥更出色。 🔊🔊 He's beginning to find a comfort level with his teammates now. 现在，他开始与队友一起找到舒适的水平。
Extra ExamplesHe enjoys dangerous sports from the comfort of his couch. 他喜欢舒舒服服地坐在长沙发上，尽情观看各种危险运动。 I like to travel in reasonable comfort. 我喜欢比较舒服的旅行。 Learn a new language in the comfort of your own home. 轻松自在地学一门新的语言。 They live in modest comfort. 他们的生活还算舒适。 a quilted cover for added comfort 用于增加舒适度的絮棉被子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- great
- maximum
- …
- level
- zone
- for comfort
- in comfort
- comfort of
- …
- a degree of comfort
- a standard of comfort
- in the comfort of your own home
- …
- [uncountable]
a feeling of not suffering or worrying so much; a feeling of being less unhappy 安慰；慰藉；宽慰 I tried to offer a few words of comfort. 我试图说上几句安慰的话。 🔊🔊 His words were of little comfort in the circumstances. 在这种情况下，他的话起不了什么安慰作用。 🔊🔊 to take comfort from from somebody’s words 从别人的话中得到安慰 His family can draw some comfort from the fact that the two men accused of his murder have pleaded guilty. 他的家人可以从两个被指控谋杀他的人认罪这一事实中得到安慰。 We know that they will find comfort in the knowledge that he died doing the job he loved 我们知道，他们会因为知道他已经去世而去世而感到安慰 The announcement of a few new jobs will provide scant comfort to their many recently redundant employees. 宣布一些新工作将给他们许多最近裁员的员工带来一点安慰。 - comfort to somebody
If it's any comfort to you, I'm in the same situation. 就当是一句安慰的话，我的情况也跟你一样。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesI drew comfort from his words. 他的话让我感到安慰。 His kind words brought some comfort to the grieving parents. 他一番体贴的话语给悲伤的父母带来了一些安慰。 I need all the comfort I can get right now. 我现在非常需要得到别人的安慰。 She found comfort in music. 她在音乐中找到了慰藉。 They sought comfort in each other. 他们相互寻求慰藉。 We took great comfort from the fact that our savings were safe. 让我们感到安慰的是我们的存款是安全的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- little
- small
- …
- crumb
- word
- bring somebody
- give somebody
- offer somebody
- …
- food
- comfort in
- a source of comfort
- [singular]
a person or thing that helps you when you are suffering, worried or unhappy 令人感到安慰的人（或事物） Her being her with me was such a comfort. 她和我在一起真是一种安慰。 - comfort to somebody
The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this. 在我经历这一切的日子里，孩子们一直是我的莫大安慰。 🔊🔊 - it is a comfort to do something
It's a comfort to know that she is safe. 知道她安然无恙是令人宽慰的事。 🔊🔊 - it is a comfort to somebody to do something
It was a comfort to her to know that I was never far away. 得知我从来没有离开过，这让她感到很安慰。 - it is a comfort that…
In some ways it's a comfort that they died together. 在某些方面，他们在一起死是一种安慰。 - it is a comfort to somebody that…
It will be a comfort to her family that justice has been done. 正义已为她的家人带来安慰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- comfort to
- [countable, usually plural]
a thing that makes your life easier or more comfortable 舒适的设施（或条件） The hotel has all modern comforts/every modern comfort. 这家旅馆拥有各种现代化的舒适设施。 material comforts (= money and possessions) 物质上的舒适条件（钱财） She desperately missed her home comforts while camping. 野营的时候她极其想念家里的舒适。 He is someone who would take the comforts of home over the bright lights of Hollywood. 他是一个会在好莱坞明亮的灯光下带回家舒适的人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- modern
- creature
- home
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun, in the senses ‘strengthening, support, consolation’; as a verb, in the senses ‘strengthen, give support, console’): from Old French confort (noun), conforter (verb), from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’. The sense ‘something producing physical ease’ arose in the mid 17th cent.
Idioms
too close for comfort
so near that it is uncomfortable or dangerous 舒适的设施（或条件） When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort. 当她离开舞台时，粉丝们可能会离得太近了，以致于无法舒适。 - (figurative)
They got the win but it was a tight match, definitely too close for comfort. 他们获得了胜利，但这是一场激烈的比赛，绝对太过舒适了。