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　

GRE

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

• 使良心得到宽慰；减轻内疚感
  to do sth that makes you feel less guilty

柯林斯词典

• 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

英英释义

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

• apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
• save from ruin, destruction, or harm
  Synonym:salvagerelievesave

双语例句

• 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 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。
• A salve containing menthol.
  一种含有薄荷的药膏。
• She pay the repair bill as a salve to her conscience.
  她付了维修费以减轻内疚感。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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 tried to salve her conscience by confessing everything in her diary.
  她藉著在日记中供认一切试图减轻她的良心不安。
• The salve will heal slight burns.
  这种药膏能治疗轻微烧伤。
• Administer the salve to the sunburned area with a cotton swab.
  请用棉药签把药膏敷在晒伤的地方。