com·fort
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.
我不想离开舒适的床。 - 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.
在自己家舒舒服服地看最新电影。 - from the comfort of something From the comfort of your own armchair, you can witness all the action live.
坐在舒适的扶手椅上，您可以现场见证所有活动。 - for comfort I dress for comfort rather than elegance.
我穿衣服是为了舒适而不是为了优雅。 - 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.
他和队友之间开始有了一定的默契度。
Extra Examples- He 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
- …
- The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service.
- [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 somebody’s words
从某人的话中得到安慰 - His family can draw some comfort from the fact that the two men accused of his murder have pleaded guilty.
被指控谋杀他的两名男子已经认罪，他的家人可以得到一些安慰。 - We know that they will find comfort in the knowledge that he died doing the job he loved
我们知道，当他们知道他死于他所热爱的工作时，他们会感到安慰 - The announcement of a few new jobs will provide scant comfort to their many recently redundant employees.
一些新职位的宣布不会给许多最近被裁员的员工带来多少安慰。 - comfort to somebody If it's any comfort to you, I'm in the same situation.
我的情况也一样——如果这会让你好受些。
Extra Examples- I 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
- I tried to offer a few words 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 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.
知道我从未远离过她，这对她来说是一种安慰。 - it is a comfort that… In some ways it's a comfort that they died together.
从某种意义上说，他们死在一起是令人宽慰的事。 - it is a comfort to somebody that… It will be a comfort to her family that justice has been done.
正义得到了伸张，这对她的家人来说将是一种安慰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- comfort to
- Her being with me was such a comfort.
- [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.
野营时她极为想念家里的舒适。 - He is someone who would take the comforts of home over the bright lights of Hollywood.
他是一个愿意享受家的舒适而不喜欢好莱坞的明亮灯光的人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- modern
- creature
- home
- …
- The hotel has all modern comforts/every modern comfort.
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
距离过近而令人不适（或不安全） - When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort.
当她离开舞台时，粉丝可能靠得很近，令她感到不舒服。 - (figurative) They got the win but it was a tight match, definitely too close for comfort.
他们取得了胜利，但这是一场激烈的比赛，绝对是太接近了，让人感到不舒服。
- When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort.