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

• Nothing could salve his wounded pride.
  什么都无法安慰他受伤害的自尊心。
• Just to salve your conscience.
  只是受自己的良知驱使。
• The salve will heal slight burns.
  这种药膏能治疗轻微烧伤。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。