comfort blanket
noun [ C ] mainly UK uk/ˈkʌm.fət ˌblæŋ.kɪt/ us/ˈkʌm.fɚt ˌblæŋ.kɪt/
often disapproving（精神）安慰
something familiar that makes you feel safe or confident
These forecasts are a comfort blanket rather than being useful, especially in volatile times. 这些预测是一种安慰，而非切实有用，在动荡时期尤为如此。
During everyday crises, Brits turn to tea as a comfort blanket. 面对日常危机，英国人把茶当作一种精神安慰。
（让婴儿或幼儿感觉舒适安全的）安抚巾
a piece of soft cloth that is very familiar to a baby or young child and makes him or her feel safe
a little child clutching a comfort blanket 抱着一条舒适安抚巾的小孩子
Synonym: security blanket
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- There is always a risk you will never need your insurance: part of its value is as a comfort blanket.
- This type of economics is an illusion, a comfort blanket used by those who do not want to face up to inherent uncertainties.
- Their fairy-tale romance was a comfort blanket for the times, something to cling to amid escalating madness.
- Babies squeal when nanny tries to wean them off a comfort blanket.
- Your child might like to take a favourite toy or a comfort blanket.