consolation
n
1 [U] consoling or being consoled 安慰; 慰问; 慰藉
a few words of consolation 几句安慰的话
Money is no consolation when you don't like your work, ie does not make up for not liking it. 要是不喜欢所做的工作, 给的钱多也没用.
2 [C] person or thing that consoles 带来安慰的人或事物
Your company has been a great consolation to me. 有你为伴我感到极大的安慰.
At least you weren't hurt that's one consolation, ie one good aspect of an otherwise bad situation. 至少你没有受到伤害--这是不幸中的幸事.
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes, of course.
可以,当然可以。
I asked him to buy it for me, but he wouldn't.
我请他帮我买,但是他不肯。
When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.