company [ ˈkʌmpənɪ ] n. 同伴、公司

1. keep company with... 与……交往、与……为伴

2. corporate culture 企业文化

3. console sb with sth 用某事安慰某人

comfort / cheer up 都有“安慰”的意思。

comfort 指宽慰、抚慰、安慰。

cheer up 是使人变得高兴，使人振奋起来。

· The victim's parents were being comforted by friends.

受害者的父母正接受朋友的安慰。

· I wrote the article to cheer myself up.

为使自己振作起来我写了这篇文章。

Q If he fails to get the job, I will try to ______ him ______.

1. comfort / up 2. cheer / up 3. pick / up