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单词 solace
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solace

verb
/ˈsɒləs/
/ˈsɑːləs/
(literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they solace
/ˈsɒləs/
/ˈsɑːləs/
he / she / it solaces
/ˈsɒləsɪz/
/ˈsɑːləsɪz/
past simple solaced
/ˈsɒləst/
/ˈsɑːləst/
past participle solaced
/ˈsɒləst/
/ˈsɑːləst/
-ing form solacing
/ˈsɒləsɪŋ/
/ˈsɑːləsɪŋ/
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  1. solace somebody to make somebody feel better or happier when they are sad or disappointed synonym comfort
    • She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.

solace

noun
/ˈsɒləs/
/ˈsɑːləs/
[uncountable, singular] (formal)
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  1. a feeling of emotional comfort when you are sad or disappointed; a person or thing that makes you feel better or happier when you are sad or disappointed synonym comfort
    • He sought solace in the whisky bottle.
    • She turned to Rob for solace.
    • His grandchildren were a solace in his old age.
    Extra Examples
    • His career took a nosedive and he turned to drugs for solace.
    • I take solace in the fact that he died in peace.
    • The news brought no solace to the grieving relations.
    • Unable to leave his bed, he found some solace in reading about other people's travels.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • spiritual
    verb + solace
    • bring (somebody)
    • give somebody
    • offer (somebody)
    preposition
    • solace in
    phrases
    • turn to somebody/​something for solace
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French solas (noun), solacier (verb), based on Latin solari ‘to console’.
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