cold comfort
英 [ˌkəʊld ˈkʌmfət]
美 [ˌkoʊld ˈkʌmfərt]
n. 于事无补的安慰; 不起作用的慰藉
牛津词典
noun
- 于事无补的安慰；不起作用的慰藉
the fact that sth that would normally be good does not make you happy because the whole situation is bad- A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.
对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
- A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 不起作用的安慰
If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event iscold comfort tosomeone, you mean that it gives them little or no comfort because their situation is so difficult or unpleasant.- These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.
这些数字理论上看来可能不错，不过对岛民们起不到安慰的作用。
- These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.
英英释义
noun
- very limited consolation or empathy
- he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me
双语例句
- In the age when America's space shuttles are all mothballed in museums while other nations boast of plans to head to the Moon or to Mars, Cameron's ocean deal provides cold comfort.
如今，美国的航天飞机全部都被封存到博物馆里，而其他国家也都在大张旗鼓地宣传自己奔向月球、奔向火星的计划。因此，卡梅伦在海洋探索事业上的捐赠并不能带来太多安慰。 - At present, air-conditioning is being widely used for heating in hot summer and cold winter areas. This heating method 'heat transfer form is mainly convection, which is high energy consumption, and is being widely criticized by the users because of its bad comfort.
目前我国夏热冬冷地区广泛采用空调方式采暖，这种以对流传热为主的采暖方式不仅能耗高，其舒适性也受到用户的广泛批评。 - Kevin: Yeah, well that's cold comfort. My phone keeps ringing-off the hook with customers complaining about those USB cables you sold me.
是啊！这真是敷衍的安慰。我的电话一直应接不暇，客户不断抱怨你卖给我的USB接线。 - That's cold comfort to anyone looking for a job right now.
这对于目前正在找工作的人来说是无用的安慰。 - It is cold comfort to know that others are ill too.
即使知道人家也在患病，也不成为安慰。 - I cradled my video camera nervously on my lap, but its cold contours did nothing to comfort me.
我紧张地把摄影机架在大腿上，但是它冰冷的外形并没能给我任何安慰。 - John failed the exam, it was cold comfort to him to be told that he could take a make-up exam next semester.
约翰考试不及格，告诉他下学期可以补考只是徒增他的烦恼而已。 - Secondly, a lot of issues about uneven cold and hot complaints happen due to the unreasonable air distribution, and those seriously affect the thermal comfort in the supermarkets.
气流组织不尽合理，致使超市内出现冷热不均的问题，严重影响超市室内的热舒适。 - A hot cup of milk on a cold night is a real comfort.
在寒冷的夜晚喝一杯热牛奶真是舒服。 - But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
但是一张履历不过是冬夜里一个冰冷的慰藉，不过是在你悲伤、身无分文、孤独一人时，或在你拿回考试成绩而它们不太令人满意时的一个冰冷的慰藉。