cold comfort

名词 cold comfort:

1. very limited consolation or empathy

1. It is cold comfort to know that others are ill too.
   即使知道人家也在患病，也不成为安慰。
2. The loss could have been heavier, but that was cold comfort.
   这次损失不算太重，但那并不值得高兴。
3. John failed the exam, it was cold comfort to him to be told that he could take a make-up exam next semester.
   约翰考试不及格，告诉他下学期可以补考只是徒增他的烦恼而已。
4. After losing my job it was cold comfort to be told I'd won the office raffle.
   我失去工作以後，听说我抽中了公司的奖券，有同画饼。