聊以自慰 meaning in Chinese
find relief in …; comfort oneself with the thought that …; just to console oneself; lay a flattering unction to the soul; soothe oneself with a pleasant thought; the only thing that consoles me is…; will oneself into contentment; with a view to consoling oneself
Examples
- Most timidities have such secret compensations .
大多数怯懦者都有这种私下聊以自慰的办法。 - At times he repeated lines to himself and this consoled him .
有时他独自吟诵几节，聊以自慰。 - It was a poor consolation that france had been forced to admit its own bankruptcy in the same year .
能够聊以自慰的是，同一年，法国也被迫宣告破产。 - She heard voices and feet of persons approaching; but she had just satisfied herself that it was not those she wanted .
她听到话音和脚步声愈来愈近。但是她只能聊以自慰，因为来的并不是她所盼望的人。 - He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse
他聊以自慰的是幸亏事情没有更糟。