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
- 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.- 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。
- I give myself treats and justify them to salve my conscience.
- 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.- ...a soothing salve for sore, dry lips.
缓解嘴唇干裂疼痛的软膏
- ...a soothing salve for sore, dry lips.
英英释义
noun
- anything that remedies or heals or soothes
- he needed a salve for his conscience
- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
verb
- apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
双语例句
- A salve containing menthol.
一种含有薄荷的药膏。 - 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。 - This salve will help to heal the wound.
这种药膏有助于治愈伤口。 - This salve will assist healing of the wound.
这种药膏能促进伤口的愈合。 - Every day mother applied a sweet-smelling salve to my legs.
母亲每天把一种有香味的油膏涂在我腿上。 - He gives them a little money to salve his conscience.
他给了他们一些钱以宽慰自己的良心。 - Just to salve your conscience.
只是受自己的良知驱使。 - 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。 - 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。 - After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.
大吃了一顿之后,她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。