单词	cold comfort
释义	cold comfort noun : quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement Example Sentences The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs. Recent Examples on the Web That is cold comfort to Jean Skinaway-Lawrence and her sister, Liz Skinaway, who for all their lives have been harvesting native wild rice on lakes within a few miles from where Talon wants to mine nickel. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 That, however, is cold comfort for the people of the Magdalens, where there is virtually no hinterland to retreat to. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 But those numbers are cold comfort for people who do wind up in the hospital and for the thinning, exhausted medical staff caring for them. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2022 Those facts are cold comfort to Americans who are finding that a stop at the gas station can easily cost a hundred dollars, much more than just a year earlier. New York Times, 5 June 2022 That’s cold comfort for fans desperate for more episodes. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 May 2022 Looking to Congress or the Biden Administration is cold comfort, too. John D. Sutter, CNN, 30 June 2022 Of course, all this abstract legal discourse is cold comfort to anyone facing the real risk of being punished and prosecuted outside the workplace. Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 But knowing this can happen to other people provides some cold comfort. Jennifer Mizgata, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above
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