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cosy

adjective
🔊/ˈkəʊzi/
🔊/ˈkəʊzi/
 (British English)
(North American English cozy)
(cosier, cosiest)
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  1. warm, comfortable and safe, especially in a small space （尤指因地方小或封闭而）温暖舒适的synonym snug
    • a cosy little room温暖舒适的小房间
    • a cosy feeling惬意的感觉
    • I felt warm and cosy sitting by the fire.坐在炉火旁，我感到又暖和又舒服。🔊🔊
    • We stopped in a cosy little cafe for a cup of tea.我们在一家温暖舒适的小咖啡馆停下，喝了一杯茶。
    see also tea cosyTopics Buildingsc1
  2. friendly and private亲密无间的；密切的
    • a cosy chat with a friend与朋友亲切的闲聊
  3. (often disapproving) easy and convenient, but not always honest or right轻易得到的，轻松的（但不一定是诚实或正当的）
    • The firm has a cosy relationship with the Ministry of Defence.这家公司与国防部关系密切。🔊🔊
    • The danger is that things get too cosy.危险在于一切都来得太容易。🔊🔊
    4. Word Originearly 18th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin.

cosy

verb
🔊/ˈkəʊzi/
🔊/ˈkəʊzi/
(British English)
(North American English cozy)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cosy
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he / she / it cosies
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past simple cosied
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past participle cosied
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-ing form cosying
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Phrasal Verbs
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    Word Originearly 18th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin.