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comfort/comfortable/comfortably/comforting

What do they mean?

comfort舒適noun；安慰verb

用作名詞時，comfort指“舒服放鬆的感覺”，也指“愉快情緒”；用作動詞時，它指“在某人悲傷或痛苦時給予希望或幫助”。

• This sofa is designed for comfort rather than elegance.

這種沙發的設計追求舒適而非雅致。

• Aunt Mary comforted me after my dog died.

我的狗死了，瑪麗姨姨給我很多安慰。

comfortable舒適adjective

comfortable形容“身心放鬆的感覺”，也形容“令人放鬆，但不會造成傷害的事物”，反義詞為uncomfortable。

• After a week at camp, Tom was glad to get back to his soft, comfortable bed.

經歷了一週營地生活，再次回到自己那張柔軟舒適的牀時，湯姆感到很高興。

comfortably舒適adverb

comfortably表示“某動作令人感到舒服”。

• If everyone is sitting comfortably, I'll begin my story.

如果大家都坐得舒舒服服，我要開始講我的故事了。

comforting令人安慰；令人鼓舞adjective

comforting形容“使人感到不那樣悲傷或焦慮的事物”。

• The police had some comforting news for the missing boy's parents.

警方為失蹤男孩的家長帶來了一些令人鼓舞的消息。

Fill in the blanks.

1　The crying child was being_______by a teacher.

2　The thermostat keeps the room at a_______temperature.

3　The Internet enables you to do your shopping in_______.

4　The pillow had a_______smell that reminded Kate of home.