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

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。
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 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。
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。
This salve will help to heal the wound.
这种药膏有助于治愈伤口。
A salve containing menthol.
一种含有薄荷的药膏。
Do not blame him cold and withdrawn, it is his own barren soul salve the only way.
不要责怪他冷漠和孤僻，这是他慰藉自己空虚灵魂的唯一方式。
It's too late to salve your conscience by apologizing.
现在想凭藉道歉获得良心上的安慰已经太晚了。
As we can work together towards global salve healing, it may be realized ahead beloved.
当我们能朝着全球自我疗愈的目标一起工作时，这就可以在前方实现，至爱的人类。
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。