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verb/kənˈsəʊl/
/kənˈsəʊl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they console | /kənˈsəʊl/ /kənˈsəʊl/ |
| he / she / it consoles | /kənˈsəʊlz/ /kənˈsəʊlz/ |
| past simple consoled | /kənˈsəʊld/ /kənˈsəʊld/ |
| past participle consoled | /kənˈsəʊld/ /kənˈsəʊld/ |
| -ing form consoling | /kənˈsəʊlɪŋ/ /kənˈsəʊlɪŋ/ |
- to give comfort or sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed
安慰；抚慰；慰藉 - console somebody/yourself Nothing could console the children when our dog died.
当我们的狗死后，没有什么可以安慰孩子们。 - She put a consoling arm around his shoulders.
她搂住他肩膀以示安慰。 - console somebody/yourself with something Console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
你可以安慰自己的是你已经尽了最大的努力。 - console somebody/yourself that… I didn't like lying but I consoled myself that it was for a good cause.
我不愿意撒谎，但我安慰自己那是出于好意。 - console somebody + speech ‘Never mind,’ Anne consoled her.
“没关系。” 安妮安慰她说。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (replacing earlier consolate): from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’. - console somebody/yourself Nothing could console the children when our dog died.