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。
We were unable to salve anything from the factory's fire.
我们没能从工厂大火中抢出任何东西。
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。
Unlike the Rosebud salve, this stuff is actually worth the money.
跟玫瑰花蕾膏不一样，这个更值的买！
After grinding it, you mix it with soured cream and use it like a salve on the sores.
研磨之后，将它与酸奶油混合，将它当作药膏一样涂在溃疡处。
She pay the repair bill as a salve to her conscience.
她付了维修费以减轻内疚感。
This salve will help to heal the wound.
这种药膏有助于治愈伤口。
He felt guilty, so he tried to salve his conscience by bringing her a bunch of flowers.
他感到内疚，因此他带给她一束花试图减轻他的良心不安。
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。
"I have salve," the gray-beard said as one of the two juniors swam over with a wax-sealed shell.
“我这有药膏。”灰胡子说着，两个下级人鱼之一就带着一个蜡封的盒子游了过来。