consolation

UK:  [.kɒnsə'leɪʃ(ə)n]

US:  [.kɑnsə'leɪʃ(ə)n]

复数：consolations  

n.

1.安慰,慰藉,安抚,抚恤

2.安慰;慰问

3.安慰物,抚恤金

4.安慰,慰籍,自慰

1 . It is paltry consolation that such a strike, taking out a city or two, would not cause the devastation of a nuclear war between superpowers.
一个微不足道的安慰就是这样的袭击，能毁灭一两个城市，但不会引起超级大国之间的核战争的大毁灭。

2 . I thought that after coming second in so many of his subjects, Charlie ought to have been given a consolation prize at least.
我认为查理的成绩在这么多课程中均名列第二，他至少应该得到一个安慰奖。

3 . If there's consolation, it's that the terrorist assets now known to exist were not used as effectively as they might have been.
如果有什么值得安慰和庆幸，那就是恐怖分子的有些资源并没有得到充分利用，否则后果不堪设想。

4 . I don't pride myself on it, but it's a small consolation that I was able to take at least five pictures.
我并非为此自豪，但是我能拍下至少五张照片，还是稍稍安慰了我。

5 . Fanny's best consolation was in what he said and this was not quite sufficient to do away with the pain of her inner heart.
他的一番话是对范妮的最大安慰。但是这不足以克服她的内心之苦。