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cold comfort
cold是冷的意思，comfort是安慰，连起来 , 意思是“不起作用的安慰”。
If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is cold comfort to someone, you mean that it gives them little or no comfort because their situation is so difficult or unpleasant.
如果你说一个稍微令人鼓舞的事实或事件对某人来说是cold comfort，意思就是它给了他们很少或没有任何安慰，因为他们的情况与之相比仍是非常困难或不愉快的。
The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
对于那些失去工作的人来说，经济方面的好消息并不能给他们带来多少安慰。
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