consolation

英 [ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn]

n.  使感到安慰的人(或事); 安慰; 慰藉

复数：consolations　

IELTS法律

BNC.7614 / COCA.10267

牛津词典

noun

• 使感到安慰的人（或事）；安慰；慰藉
  a person or thing that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed
  1. a few words of consolation
     几句安慰的话
  2. If it's any consolation, she didn't get the job, either.
     不知道这算不算得上安慰，她也没有得到那份工作。
  3. The children were a great consolation to him when his wife died.
     他妻子去世后，几个孩子就是他极大的安慰。

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /kən'səʊl/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒnsəʊl/. 动词读作 /kən'səʊl/，名词读作 /'kɒnsəʊl/。


• VERB 安慰;慰藉;安抚
  If youconsolesomeone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful.
  1. 'Never mind, Ned,' he consoled me...
     “没关系，内德。”他安慰我说。
  2. Often they cry, and I have to play the role of a mother, consoling them...
     经常他们一哭，我就要充当母亲的角色抚慰他们。
  3. He will have to console himself by reading about the success of his compatriots...
     他只能读读同胞们成功的故事来安慰自己。
  4. I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone...
     不是只有我一个人才这样，我可以用这一事实来安慰自己。
  5. He consoled himself that Emmanuel looked like a nice boy, who could be a good playmate for his daughter.
     他安慰自己说，伊曼纽尔看上去是个不错的男孩，会是女儿的好玩伴。
• (机器的)操纵台，控制台，仪表板
  Aconsoleis a panel with a number of switches or knobs that is used to operate a machine.

英英释义

noun

• the act of consoling
  1. his presence was a consolation to her
  Synonym:comfortsolace
• the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
  1. second place was no consolation to him
  Synonym:solacesolacement

双语例句

• Before I left the contest, I gave Linda my Star Trek cardboard cutout as a consolation prize.
  在我离开竞赛现场之前，我把我的《星际迷航》纸板的边角料作为安慰奖送给了琳达。
• My only consolation is your letters and phone calls.
  你的来信和来电是我唯一的慰藉。
• I got many letters of consolation when my mother died.
  当我母亲去世时，我收到许多慰问信。
• But my daughter is no consolation prize.
  但是我女儿不是送给懦夫的安慰奖。
• Most Russians grumble about their lives, but see "international prestige" as a consolation prize.
  大多数俄罗斯人对自己的生活牢骚满腹，但却视“国际威望”为安慰品。
• If it's any consolation, I hate myself.
  如果能有点安慰，我恨我自己。
• The little girl is a great consolation to her parents.
  这小女孩是他父母的莫大安慰。
• Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.
  大家认为对她的任命只不过是落选之后的安慰罢了。
• My only consolation is that you'll share its fate.
  我的唯一安慰是你将分享它的命运。
• In such a doctrine there is, to my mind, no vestige of comfort or consolation.
  在我看来，这种学说中没有丝毫的安乐和慰藉。