comfort

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Cảm giác thoải mái, dễ chịu

BrE /ˈkʌm.fət/ AmE /ˈkʌm.fərt/

noun / verb / adjective en → vi

1 FEELING [uncountable] A2

Cảm giác thoải mái, dễ chịu

a feeling of being relaxed, warm, and safe

  • feel a sense of comfort

Collocations a feeling of comfort · comfort in something

  • She felt a great sense of comfort and security.

    Cô ấy cảm thấy một cảm giác thoải mái và an toàn lớn.

2 HELP [transitive] B1

An ủi, làm vơi nỗi buồn

to help someone who is sad or worried by talking to them and making them feel better

  • comfort somebody

Collocations comfort someone emotionally · comfort someone physically

  • She tried to comfort him by holding his hand.

    Cô ấy cố gắng an ủi anh ta bằng cách nắm tay anh ta.

3 THING [countable] B1

Đồ vật mang lại cảm giác thoải mái

something that makes you feel relaxed, warm, and safe

  • a comfort

Collocations comfort in something · something is a great comfort to somebody

  • A cup of tea was the only comfort she had.

    Một tách trà là sự an ủi duy nhất cô ấy có.

1 COMFORTABLE [adjective] A2

Thư giãn, thoải mái

feeling relaxed, warm, and safe; not worried or upset

  • feel comfortable

Collocations comfortable in something · be comfortable with somebody/something

  • She felt very comfortable and relaxed.

    Cô ấy cảm thấy rất thoải mái và thư giãn.

2 FIT [adjective] B1

Phù hợp, thích hợp

suitable or right for a particular situation; fitting

  • be comfortable with something

Collocations comfortable with the idea of something · be comfortable doing something

  • I'm not really comfortable talking about my private life.

    Tôi không thực sự thoải mái khi nói về cuộc sống cá nhân của mình.

1 MAKE COMFORTABLE [transitive] B1

Làm cho ai đó cảm thấy thoải mái

to make someone relaxed, warm, and safe; to help them feel better

  • make somebody comfortable

Collocations make someone physically comfortable · make someone emotionally comfortable

  • She made him feel more comfortable by offering a cup of tea.

    Cô ấy đã làm anh ta cảm thấy thoải mái hơn bằng cách mời một tách trà.

2 FIT [transitive] B1

Làm cho điều gì đó phù hợp

to make something suitable or right for a particular situation; to fit

  • make something comfortable

Collocations make something comfortable for somebody · make something comfortable to do

  • She made the room more comfortable by adding a rug.

    Cô ấy đã làm cho căn phòng thoải mái hơn bằng cách thêm một tấm thảm.

1 ADJOURN [intransitive] B2

Hoãn cuộc họp / phiên tòa

to stop a meeting or court case and arrange to continue it at another time

  • comfort until

Collocations comfort a meeting until later · comfort proceedings until another time

  • The judge comforted the case until next week.

    Tòa án đã hoãn phiên tòa đến tuần sau.