死者的家人正被朋友们安慰。

The family of the dead are being ___comforted by friends.

他靠近桑德拉并安慰她，说这是他们唯一的选择，事情会好起来的。

He kept close to Sandra and ___comforted her, saying this was the only choice they had and that things would be fine.

分手后，她通过倾听朋友的问题来安慰她。

She tried to ___comfort her friend after the breakup by listening to her problems.