1.comfortable的基本意思是“安逸的”“丰富的”“令人安慰的”,经常用来修饰能给人身心带来宁静、满足的人或事物。
2.comfortable在句中用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。
3.comfortable用作定语修饰物表示“使人舒服的”,属正式用语; 当作定语修饰人时,有时要根据上下文或根据说话人的口气、场合来确定其词义。在正式用语中,往往指“平易近人的”；在非正式口语中,有时可用作反语，表示对人是一种不恭的表现。

be comfortable about
满足于 be satisfactory about
Some people are not comfortable about this new approach.有些人不满足于这种新的方法。

be comfortable for
使…感到舒服 make sb feel better
The red sweater is more comfortable for me.这件红毛衣我穿起来更舒服。
The arrangement isn't comfortable for me.这个安排对我来说不合适。
I assume that this arrangement will be more comfortable for both of us.我想这个安排对我们俩人更加合适。

be comfortable with
对…感到愉快 feel happy about sth
They feel comfortable with those who speak like themselves.他们对像他们一样说话的人感到愉快。
Are you comfortable with this decision?你对这个决定感到满意吗?

用作定语
▲～+n.
He lives a comfortable life.他过着舒适的生活。
Tom gratefully took in the comfortable sitting room, with its little tables crowded with ornaments.汤姆感激地接受了那舒适的起居室,连带几张摆满了装饰品的小桌。
He got a comfortable job.他找到一份轻松的工作。
He has a comfortable income.他有相当宽裕的收入。
She was a comfortable woman.她是一个平易近人的女人。
What you obviously need is a nice comfortable bed in a nice comfortable base hospital with a nice comfortablenurse to look after you?你到底需要什么,一张安逸、舒服的床,一家舒服的医院和一个让你觉得舒服的女护士照顾你?
用作表语
▲S+be+～
We are comfortable.我们过得挺舒服。
The beds and chairs were fairly comfortable.这些床和椅子都相当舒适。
Are you comfortable in that chair?你坐那把椅子舒服吗?
The doctor said that mother was comfortable after her operation.医生说,母亲手术后就不会感到痛苦了。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
I'm comfortable in new shoes.我穿了新鞋感觉舒适。
Mary is comfortable in circumstances.玛丽的生活充裕。
He feels comfortable with those who speak the Shanghai dialect.他和讲上海话的人谈话总感到很自在。
用作宾语补足语
▲S+V+O+～
Make yourself comfortable!别客气!
His speech and ways made him comfortable in the city school.他的语言及生活方式使他在城里的学校中感到舒服。

comfortable, cosy, snug
这三个词含义上的差别是:comfortable指客观事物使人主观上感觉满足、愉快; cosy主要用于温暖、友谊等使人舒服; snug则指地方虽小但舒服、安全,令人安静。例如:
She has a comfortable home.她有个舒服的家。
The inn had a cosy homelike atmosphere.这个小旅馆有一种温馨如家的气氛。
She found a snug cabin in the woods.她在林间发现了一个暖和的小屋。

［同义词］   adequate, affluent, agreeable, ample, canny, cosy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, homely,pleasurable, relaxed, roomy, snug, well-to-do
［反义词］   poor, disagreeable, displeasing, uncomfortable