v.  安慰，慰藉，安抚

n. 〔机器、电气设备、计算机等的〕操纵台盘，控制台盘

n. 〔放置电视机、计算机等的〕橱柜

• consolation  n.  安慰；起安慰作用的人[物]

• be little/no consolation  起不了多少安慰作用

• Still, the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot, and I actually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after New York City. 安慰奖

• She consoled herself with the fact that no one else had done well in the exam either. 她用别人也都考得不好这个事实来安慰自己。

• Several nurses sat before a console of flickering lights and bleeping monitors. 

•  几名护士坐在灯光闪烁、监听器嘟嘟作响的控制台前。

• ‘Never mind,’ Anne consoled her. “没关系。”安妮安慰她说。

• He had the consolation of knowing that he couldn’t have done any better. 他知道自己已经尽了最大努力，心中便有了安慰。

• The fact that there has been a reduction in crime is little consolation to victims of crime. 犯罪率下降对于受害者来说也起不了多少安慰作用。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/   

NAmE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/