cold comfort

同根派生

英汉例句

• 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。
• The loss could have been heavier, but that was cold comfort.
  这次损失不算太重，但那并不值得高兴。
• 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。
• After losing my job it was cold comfort to be told I'd won the office raffle.
  我失去工作以后，听说我抽中了公司的奖券，有同画饼。