console

console1
[kənˈsəʊl]
verb
  1. [with obj.]comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment
    安慰;慰问
    she tried to console him but he pushed her gently away.
    她试图安慰他,但他却轻轻将她推开。
    you can console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
    你可聊以自慰的是你已尽了最大的努力。
派生
consolable
adjective
consoler
noun
consolingly
adverb
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (replacing earlier consolate): from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from con- 'with' + solari 'soothe'

console2
[ˈkɒnsəʊl]
noun
  1. a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment
    (电子或机械装置的)控制板;仪表板;控制台
    ■a cabinet for television or radio equipment
    电视机(或收音机)柜
    ■(亦作 games console)a small machine for playing computerized video games, normally requiring connection to a television set
    (游戏机)控制台
    ■the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops, pedals, etc., of an organ
    风琴的操作部分(包括键盘、音栓、踏板等)
  2. an ornamented bracket or corbel supporting a shelf or table top
    (带装饰的)支架,支托
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (in sense 2): from French, perhaps from consolider, from Latin consolidare (see consolidate)
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