salve

🇬🇧 UK/sælv/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A soothing ointment or cream applied to heal or relieve skin; anything that eases distress or guilt.

药膏,油膏;(比喻)安慰,宽慰

v.

To soothe or ease (feelings, conscience, or pain); to apply ointment to.

安慰,缓和;涂药膏于

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
salveother
=salve

Common Collocations

  • 1.apply a salve涂抹药膏
  • 2.healing salve治愈药膏
  • 3.[salve one's conscience]抚慰良心
  • 4.lip salve润唇膏

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She applied a cooling salve to the sunburned skin on her shoulders.

  • 2.

    His apology was merely a salve for his own guilty conscience.

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