cold comfort

noun

1. 于事无补的安慰；不起作用的慰藉
   the fact that sth that would normally be good does not make you happy because the whole situation is bad
   1. A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.
      对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

1. N-UNCOUNT 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.
   1. These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.
      这些数字理论上看来可能不错，不过对岛民们起不到安慰的作用。

1. These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.
   这些数字理论上看来可能不错，不过对岛民们起不到安慰的作用。
2. I cradled my video camera nervously on my lap, but its cold contours did nothing to comfort me.
   我紧张地把摄影机架在大腿上，但是它冰冷的外形并没能给我任何安慰。
3. A recent Michigan lawsuit may provide some cold comfort to these associates.
   密歇根州最近的一宗法律诉讼或许能让这些律师们感到心有戚戚。
4. Dear survivor: cold comfort though it may be, you are not the only one wondering.
   亲爱的幸存者：如果这么说能给你一点安慰的话，我可以告诉你，你并不是唯一一个有这种困惑的职场人士。
5. As the cold winds of winter creep in, people look to their homes for the comfort of warmth.
   冬季寒潮来临，人们都指望宅在温暖舒适的家中度过寒冬。
6. Since the end of the Cold War, Asian countries have gradually come up with an Asian way of cooperation in the course of advancing regional cooperation, which features mutual respect, consensus-building and accommodation of each other's comfort levels.
   冷战结束后，亚洲国家在推进区域合作实践中逐步形成相互尊重、协商一致、照顾各方舒适度的亚洲方式。
7. That's cold comfort to anyone looking for a job right now.
   这对于目前正在找工作的人来说是无用的安慰。
8. In the age when America's space shuttles are all mothballed in museums while other nations boast of plans to head to the Moon or to Mars, Cameron's ocean deal provides cold comfort.
   如今，美国的航天飞机全部都被封存到博物馆里，而其他国家也都在大张旗鼓地宣传自己奔向月球、奔向火星的计划。因此，卡梅伦在海洋探索事业上的捐赠并不能带来太多安慰。
9. Dear S.O.S.: Cold comfort though it may be, you and your coworkers are part of a growing national trend.
   亲爱的S.O.S.：尽管这样的安慰有些苍白，但你与同事的情况并非个例，在美国正呈现日益增长的趋势。
10. For the many Americans anxious about their jobs or their future prospects, the fact that the economy is already recovering from recession is cold comfort ①.
    对于很多为工作或是为前途忧虑的美国人来说，经济已经从萧条中复苏这一事实也难以令人感到宽慰。
11. Cold comfort for change?
    将淡泊的舒适换作改变？
12. 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。
13. When the Don answered, his voice was cold, without comfort.
    当堂回答时，他的声音是冷酷的，没有安慰。
14. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
    但是一张履历不过是冬夜里一个冰冷的慰藉，不过是在你悲伤、身无分文、孤独一人时，或在你拿回考试成绩而它们不太令人满意时的一个冰冷的慰藉。
15. 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。
16. Now, many people find it cold comfort to join such an abstract group, especially when they have not yet met any noble ones in person.
    诚然，不少人觉得加入这么一个抽象的团体，得到的慰勉温暖不足，特别是当他们还没有亲自遇到一位圣者时。
17. Kevin: Yeah, well that's cold comfort. My phone keeps ringing-off the hook with customers complaining about those USB cables you sold me.
    是啊！这真是敷衍的安慰。我的电话一直应接不暇，客户不断抱怨你卖给我的USB接线。
18. A hot cup of milk on a cold night is a real comfort.
    在寒冷的夜晚喝一杯热牛奶真是舒服。
19. A hot cup of tea on a cold night is a real comfort.
    寒冷冬季的夜晚来杯热茶真是一种享受。
20. The fact that researchers have sequenced the genomes of all99 strains of the human rhinovirus is cold comfort for my raw nose.
    研究人员已经对所有99种已知鼻病毒的基因组完成了排序。不过这个事实并不能对我发痛的鼻子带来什么帮助。
21. 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。
22. Cold radiation of a surrounding structure effect heat comfort of human body
    围护结构冷辐射对人体热舒适的影响
23. Finally, CCCs is compared with traditional full air air-conditioning system in terms of cold load, operation, installation and human comfort produced.
    此外，还对该系统与以对流为主要换热方式的空调系统就房间冷负荷、运行、安装容易程度以及人体舒适度四个方面进行了比较。
24. The results show that when combined with ice thermal storage, the cold air distribution can lower the original investments and operation costs of the air conditioning system and reduced relative humidity can improve human body comfort and indoor air quality.
    结果表明，低温送风空调与冰蓄冷技术相结合，可降低整个系统的初投资和运行费；同时室内相对湿度的降低，可以提高人体舒适感，改善室内空气品质。
25. The two appliances can help rural residents against the extreme cold, but indoor thermal comfort is still poor during winter.
    这两种设施虽帮助农户抵御了极度的寒冷，但冬季室内的热舒适性仍然很差。
26. Secondly, a lot of issues about uneven cold and hot complaints happen due to the unreasonable air distribution, and those seriously affect the thermal comfort in the supermarkets.
    气流组织不尽合理，致使超市内出现冷热不均的问题，严重影响超市室内的热舒适。
27. In winter, the temperature of the indoor solid wall is so low that cause cold radiation effects which reduce the thermal comfort of indoor thermal environment.
    在冬季，往往存在室内固体壁面温度过低产生冷辐射效应，造成室内热环境热舒适性降低。
28. At present, air-conditioning is being widely used for heating in hot summer and cold winter areas. This heating method 'heat transfer form is mainly convection, which is high energy consumption, and is being widely criticized by the users because of its bad comfort.
    目前我国夏热冬冷地区广泛采用空调方式采暖，这种以对流传热为主的采暖方式不仅能耗高，其舒适性也受到用户的广泛批评。
29. With the development, researchers found that people only feel neither hot nor cold, but not comfort in stable condition. Plenty of examples show that local environment control can alleviate discomfort in warm or cool environment.
    但随着研究的深入，研究人员发现在稳态条件下，只能有无差别状态，而不会有热舒适状态。大量实例显示，局部环境调节可以缓解人体对偏热或偏冷环境的不适感。
30. According to the result, in a certain height range, nozzle installation is lower, and the cold air diffuse more far, air distribution is more uniform, thermal comfort is the better in the workplace.
    通过模拟还发现，在一定的高度范围内，喷口安装的越低，则冷气流扩散的越远，气流分布越均匀，工作区的热舒适性越好。

noun

1. very limited consolation or empathy
   1. he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me