con·sola·tion/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn/noun[uncountable , countable ]a thing or person that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed 使感到安慰的人(或物);安慰;慰藉SYN
comfort
◆a few words of consolation几句安慰的话◆If it's any consolation, she didn't get the job, either.不知道这算不算得上安慰,但她也没有得到那份工作。◆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。consolationconsolationscon·sola·tion/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn/
something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointedconsolation for/to The only consolation for the team is that they get a chance to play the game again.If it’s any consolation, things do get easier as the child gets older. He had the consolation of knowing that he couldn’t have done any better.be little/no consolation The fact that there has been a reduction in crime is little consolation to victims of crime.
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