salve

英 [sælv]

美 [sæv]

n. 药膏; 软膏; 油膏
v. 使良心得到宽慰; 减轻内疚感

过去式：salved　第三人称单数：salves　过去分词：salved　现在分词：salving　复数：salves　

BNC.33509 / COCA.21480

牛津词典

noun

药膏；软膏；油膏
a substance that you put on a wound or sore skin to help it heal or to protect it

verb

VERB 安慰(良心);减轻(内疚感)
If you do something tosalveyour conscience, you do it in order to feel less guilty.
1. I give myself treats and justify them to salve my conscience.
  我常犒劳自己一番,然后找个说辞让自已良心稍安。
N-MASS (治愈伤痛的)软膏，油膏，药膏
Salveis an oily substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal.
1. ...a soothing salve for sore, dry lips.
  缓解嘴唇干裂疼痛的软膏

noun

anything that remedies or heals or soothes
1. he needed a salve for his conscience
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Synonym:ointmentunctionunguentbalm

verb

The Romans would say Jupiter preserve you or Salve, which meant good health to you, and the Greeks would wish each other long life.
罗马人会说木星保佑你或安慰，意思是祝你身体健康。希腊人则会互相祝愿长寿。
I've got a salve that ought to shrink that right up.
我有一种药膏可以让它缩小。
Just to salve your conscience.
只是受自己的良知驱使。
Better save a man from dying than salve him when dead.
拯救一个人使他不死，胜过在他死后说些安慰的话。
Having a specially good effect for promoting Blood circulation to relieve pain, this salve is a traditional drug. Please put on this plaster, which can dispel wind and relieve pain.
本膏药系传统伤药，活血止痛有特效。请贴这种药膏，它能散风止痛。
This salve will assist healing of the wound.
这种药膏能促进伤口的愈合。
A salve containing a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep.
一种含有从羊毛中提取的脂肪物质的药膏。
He could feel the nurse's hands smearing salve on his back again.
他感觉得到护士的手又在往他背上擦药膏。
She created this fantasy as a salve to her hurt feelings.
她把做白日梦作为医治感情创伤的慰藉。
He went through pots of salve and had become a connoisseur of priests, healers, and potions.
他长期泡在药罐子里，于是也成为了一名内行的牧师、医师和药剂师。