"cold comfort" 怎么发音
expression
ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈkəmfɝt
KOHLD KUHM-fert
kˈəʊld/ /kˈʌmfət
KUHLD KUHM-fuht
释义
'Cold comfort' is something meant to make you feel better but offers very little real help or relief. It is a minor or insufficient consolation.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈkəmfɝt
英式英语
kˈəʊld/ /kˈʌmfət
简化发音
美式
KOHLD KUHM-fert
英式
KUHLD KUHM-fuht
语境中听
Losing by one point is cold comfort after training so hard.
The apology was cold comfort for the damage caused.
Getting a small refund was cold comfort after losing my suitcase.
When Sue said, 'At least it didn't rain,' it was cold comfort after the ruined picnic.