cosily
cosily — 副詞
1. In a way that gives or creates a feeling of warmth, comfort, and calm — for exam
舒適暖和地
以讓人感到溫暖舒服的方式
In a way that gives or creates a feeling of warmth, comfort, and calm — for example, when resting indoors by a fire, in a soft chair, or in another pleasant spot.
Folake wrapped herself in a thick blanket and sat cosily by the fireplace.
Folake 用一條厚毯子裹住自己,舒適暖和地坐在壁爐旁。
verb pattern: sit cosily + location
The kitten curled up cosily on Eli's lap while he read a book.
小貓在 Eli 看書時,舒適暖和地蜷縮在他的腿上。
verb pattern: curl up cosily [somewhere]
After the long walk, they settled cosily into the warm pub by the river.
走了很長一段路後,他們舒適暖和地坐在河邊溫暖的酒吧裡。
Mizuki's small flat was decorated cosily with soft cushions and warm lights.
Mizuki 的小公寓用柔軟靠墊和暖色燈光佈置得舒適暖和。
The two friends talked for hours, sitting cosily on Otis's old sofa.
兩位朋友坐在 Otis 的舊沙發上,舒適暖和地聊了好幾個小時。
- comfortably
more general; describes physical ease without specifically implying warmth or a homelike atmosphere
- snugly
adds a sense of being tightly enclosed or protected; slightly less formal than cosily
- warmly
focuses on temperature rather than overall comfort and pleasantness of surroundings
- uncomfortably
in a way that causes physical discomfort rather than ease
- coldly
lacking the warmth that cosily suggests
文法句型
verb + cosily
cosily + adjective (rare)
用法筆記
Commonly pairs with verbs of sitting or settling: sit cosily, settle cosily, curl up cosily, nestle cosily. The American English spelling is cozily. Synonym note — 'comfortably' describes physical ease without implying warmth ('he sat comfortably in the chair'), whereas 'cosily' combines comfort with the specific feeling of warmth and homeliness.