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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
She pay the repair bill as a salve to her conscience.
她付了维修费以减轻内疚感。
I've got a salve that ought to shrink that right up.
我有一种药膏可以让它缩小。
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。
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。