cold comfort

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。

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。

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.

Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change?

滚热的空气为了一股凉爽的微风? 冰凉的慰藉为了变化?

Miller's self - styled heroics were a cold comfort for his team leader.

米勒自我标榜的英雄事迹对他的主管来说算不上什么安慰.

The loss would have been worse, but that was cold comfort.

损失不算太重, 但这并不是什么安慰.

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.

Cold comfort for change?

用冰冷的安慰来改变?

Yet all this is cold comfort.

所有的这些都是冷漠的安慰.

After losing my job it was cold comfort to be told I'd won the office raffle.

我失去工作以后,听说我抽中了公司的奖券,有同画饼.