comfortably
390 I
warm comfortable house EEQ uncom
fortable
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PHYSICALLY RELAXED tfetyk 2 feeling pleasantly physically
relaxed; warm enough, without pain, etc. 1?ft|&]Afev67 gfJR61); : Are you comfortable? fftllAftIK®!?
0
She shifted into a more comfortable
position on the
chair. M&J-A*f;F±0
o Please make yourself comfortable while I get some coffee. ft-ft Y'd3 0
The patient is comfortable (= not
in pain) after his operation, Rif 0 EHS
UNCOMFORTABLE
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CONFIDENT ft fft ft 3 confident and not
worried or afraid i ^M fttfcM tfi; § fE
6*J: He’s more comfortable with computers than with people. It^SAiAft^i:,
ffeftft,
£ ft o H2a UNCOMFORTABLE
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HAVING MONEY ft" ^ 4 having enough money to
buy
what you want without
worrying about the cost If 67; % 61) : They’re not
millionaires, but they’re
certainly very comfortable. fiMilAHIXfJmm, {B'tWII H
o note at rich
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VICTORY 5 quite large;
allowing you to win easily
^ A&?f; $il£ 67 The party won with a
comfortable majority. i£1U 6i) £ H $l£ 0
o a comfortable 2-0 win lIk 2:0
com fort ably Ow /'kAinftabli; -fat-; NAmE-fart-/ adv.
1
in a comfortable way £f IK i&; All the rooms were comfortably
furnished. fif#61)^|0lPfidjS; T £f
ifjff)'MM.-o 0 If you’re all sitting comfortably, then I’ll begin.
WJiMim^if r,; 36ft$Mftfto 2 with
no problem &|nJH; WMitk HE! easily: He can comfortably
afford the extra expense.
ft M o 0 They
are comfortably ahead in the opinion polls. yTTTTTI .comfortably
off having enough money to buy what you want without
worrying too much about the cost ft tS H1®;
com-fort-er /'kAmfata(r); NAmE -fart-/ noun 1 a person or thing that makes you feel calmer or less
worried 4"
Xj®gjl£JR ( mmm ) 6UA ( ) 2 (INAmE) a type
of thick cover for a bed
ft fcf S A j$- —picture o bed — compare quilt
com
comfort less /‘kAmfatlas; NAmE -fart-/ adj. (formal) without anything to
make a place more comfortable
'comfort
.station noun (NAmE) a room with a toilet
in a public place, for example for people who are travelling
the 'comfort zone noun if a person is in the comfort zone, he or she does not work very hard and so
does not produce the best possible results £fiilX , $t$£[x
com-frey /'kAmfri/ noun [U, C] a plant with
large leaves covered with small hairs and small bell-shaped flowers
mtm <ternmat,- )
comfy /'kAmfi/ adj. (com-fier, com-fi-est) (informal) comfortable 0IK 6*J; 67
a
comfy armchair/bed %fM
A lSI=r^J More comfy is also
common as a comparative. more comfy ifcifrM0
comic /'kDmik; NAmE 'ka:mik/ adj:, noun
9 adj. 1 amusing and making y<|p laugh ft ft 67 A A
A67. a comic monologue/story ;tfi6<j7'J^$7i
/ 677 o The play is both comic and tragic. '£ M i# <,
0 She can always be relied on to provide
comic relief (= sth to make you laugh) at a boring party. ft
j&fe & M Id H o o note at funny
2
[only before noun] connected with comedy
(= entertainment that is funny and that makes people laugh) # $J (ft: a comic
opera ftft^M'J 0 a comic actor VJBdift'ft
mnoun 1 an entertainer who
makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories # Jgi] fH R HE! comedian 2 (NAmE also 'comic book) a magazine, especially for
children, that tells stories
through pictures ( AtifJ-L Si #6*1 ) 3 the comics [pi.] (NAmE) the section
of a newspaper that
contains comic strips ( ft
±
6*j )
com ic al /‘knmikl; NAmE 'ka:m-/ adj. (old-fashioned) funny or amusing because of being strange
or unusual Uig&W; mfi67 lf$$6*J ► com-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
comic strip (also car-toon) (BrE also
.strip car toon) (NAmE also strip) noun a series of drawings
inside boxes that tell a story and are often printed in newspapers
() immm
com-ing/'kAmir)/ noun, adj.
m noun [sing
] the ~ of sth the time when sth new
begins ( fr##)^ ) 5iJA, A life: With the coming of modern technology, many
jobs were lost, # iMft A 6*J Ml A, mm .comings and 'goings (informal) the movement of
people arriving at and leaving a particular place A A ft ft: It s
hard to keep track of the children’s comings and goings. fftft
aft, tmmtAMiimm
madj. [only
before noun] happening soon; next K|J #Aft 67 ~F—■A 69: in the coming
months ft g£7 6*J /l A M ffi
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This coming Sunday is her birthday. F A.7HI Aji-M6:J
A0o
.coming of 'age noun [sing.] the time when
a person reaches the age at which they have an adult’s legal rights and
responsibilities A7; ffeA^FM
comma /'knma;
NAmE 'kaima/ noun the mark (,) used to
separate the items in a list or to show where there is a slight pause in a
sentence ja ^ — see also inverted
commas
com mand 0-w /ka'maind; NAmE ka'msend/ noun, verb
» noun
3
ORDER ft 4 1 [C] an order given
to a person or an animal ( 4 A A Al #!) 6(J ) ft 4*: Begin
when I give the command. 3% % £±J ft ft N- ff ia 0 0 You must obey the captain’s
commands. IfcMkMjkfto-fcW) ft A <,
4
FOR COMPUTER if % FI 2 [C] an instruction
given to a computer %■4-; ftft
5
CONTROL ft $i] 3 [U]
control and authority over a situation or a group of people ft $ij; H4t; ft ft:
He has
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200 men under his command. 1 200 A„ 0 He
has command of 1 200 men. ft
1 200 A,66 0 0
The police arrived and took command of the situation.
W % M
iiftgift $ij T M^0 O For the first time in years, she felt in
command of her life. JJAftAlft '&•
ft. -t 11 ft 0 Q 6^ f- 7. c
0 He looked relaxed and
totally in command of himself. , ftXfiA(6j fl ft
AAtbft6fio
0 Who
is in command here? fk ft if Ihln? — see
also second in command
6
IN ARMY 7-6A 4 Command [C] a part of an army, air
force, etc. that is organized
and controlled separately; a group of officers who give orders ( 677, )
^0, JaftoP, n]AnP': Bomber Command Mft
7
KNOWLEDGE All iK 5 [U,
sing.] ~ (of sth) your knowledge of sth; your ability to do or use sth,
especially a language
ftiX; , ( ftftA ft W6^J
> -tU -. isffl nfcfj : Applicants will be expected to have (a)
good command of English.
IR71 at your
com'mand if
you have a skill or an amount of sth at your command, you are able to use it
well and completely ift || ft ft ; ft A I'd be at sb’s
com'mand (formal) to be ready to obey sb
u)r A A6'J
^
nfft; IK /A A A 6^ A Id: I’m at your command—what
would you like me to do? fic^F ft ft ? — more at wish n. verb
8
ORDER 1 (of sb in a position
of authority #fX#) to
tell sb to do sth *4 SET order : [VN to inf]
He commanded his men to retreat. ltk^p
4‘¥Tffiii0 o [VN] She commanded the release of the prisoners.
ITvSI @®o o [V that] (formal) The
commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease. H $ 4 ffTf m, o (BrE also) The
commission commanded that work
on the building should cease. ^ M £ T -4- 36 A 4ft M 0 [also
V speech, VN speech, V]