Adjective:
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief `comfy' is informal;comfortable clothes
comfortable suburban houses
made himself comfortable in an armchair
the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable
are you comfortable?
feeling comfy now?
free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind;was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared
the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong
was comfortable in his religious beliefs
she's a comfortable person to be with
she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents
more than adequate;the home team had a comfortable lead
sufficient to provide comfort;a comfortable salary
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
easy living
a prosperous family
his family is well-situated financially
well-to-do members of the community
adj.形容词
comfortable, cosy, snug这三个词含义上的差别是:comfortable指客观事物使人主观上感觉满足、愉快; cosy主要用于温暖、友谊等使人舒服; snug则指地方虽小但舒服、安全,令人安静。例如:
She has a comfortable home.她有个舒服的家。
The inn had a cosy homelike atmosphere.这个小旅馆有一种温馨如家的气氛。
She found a snug cabin in the woods.她在林间发现了一个暖和的小屋。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词comfortable income相当不错的收入comfortable seat舒适的椅子副词+～fairly comfortable相当宽裕more comfortable更舒适quite comfortable相当舒适seldom comfortable不拘束very comfortable非常舒适～+介词comfortable about满足于comfortable for使…感到舒适comfortable in在…上充裕comfortable with对…感到舒服
用作形容词adj.be comfortable about满足于 be satisfactory about
be comfortable for使…感到舒服 make sb feel better
be comfortable with对…感到愉快 feel happy about sth
近义词 cosyeasysnugamplecannyroomyhomelyrelaxedadequateaffluentagreeableenjoyabledelightfulwell-to-dopleasurable反义词 poordispleasingdisagreeableuncomfortable
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He lives a comfortable life.他过着舒适的生活。
Tom gratefully took in the comfortable sitting room, with its little tables crowded with ornaments.汤姆感激地接受了那舒适的起居室,连带几张摆满了装饰品的小桌。
He got a comfortable job.他找到一份轻松的工作。
He has a comfortable income.他有相当宽裕的收入。
She was a comfortable woman.她是一个平易近人的女人。
What you obviously need is a nice comfortable bed in a nice comfortable base hospital with a nice comfortable nurse to look after you?你到底需要什么,一张安逸、舒服的床,一家舒服的医院和一个让你觉得舒服的女护士照顾你?
用作表语
S+be+～We are comfortable.我们过得挺舒服。
The beds and chairs were fairly comfortable.这些床和椅子都相当舒适。
Are you comfortable in that chair?你坐那把椅子舒服吗?
The doctor said that mother was comfortable after her operation.医生说,母亲手术后就不会感到痛苦了。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseI'm comfortable in new shoes.我穿了新鞋感觉舒适。
Mary is comfortable in circumstances.玛丽的生活充裕。
He feels comfortable with those who speak the Shanghai dialect.他和讲上海话的人谈话总感到很自在。
用作宾语补足语
S+V+O+～Make yourself comfortable!别客气!
His speech and ways made him comfortable in the city school.他的语言及生活方式使他在城里的学校中感到舒服。
adj.形容词
comfortable的基本意思是“安逸的”“丰富的”“令人安慰的”,经常用来修饰能给人身心带来宁静、满足的人或事物。
comfortable在句中用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。
comfortable用作定语修饰物表示“使人舒服的”,属正式用语; 当作定语修饰人时,有时要根据上下文或根据说话人的口气、场合来确定其词义。在正式用语中,往往指“平易近人的”；在非正式口语中,有时可用作反语，表示对人是一种不恭的表现。
形容词99%,名词1%
用作形容词Were it not for science, we could not live a comfortable live.若非科学，我们无法过着舒适的生活。
A comfortable house may be an Eden.一个舒适的家可以是一个乐园。
She has pretty dancing slippers and comfortable bedroom slippers.她有漂亮的舞鞋和舒适的卧室拖鞋。
She grew up in comfortable surroundings.她在舒适的环境中长大。
He has a comfortable income.他有相当宽裕的收入。