英语词汇“salve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

salve1

/salv

noun

1An ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection: the wound should be washed with water and then a salve applied [mass noun]: he doctored their hurts with some strong-smelling salve...

Rags were boiled for bandages and an assortment of ointments and salves were applied on Erik's skin to promote healing.
Calendula helps to heal broken skin, and the oil in the salve creates a protective barrier that prevents mucous membranes from drying out.
Other cuts and bruises were likewise administered a healing salve and from his skin I managed to scrub much of the soil and blood.

Synonyms

ointment, cream, balm, unction, unguent, balsam, pomade, rub, embrocation, emollient, liniment

1.1Something that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience: the idea provided him with a salve for his guilt...

In this context, the company's famous ‘do no evil’ motto begins to appear like a salve for a guilty conscience.
Sanctions are a salve for our conscience, not a serious attempt to stop the murders.
If a writer of epic fantasy isn't willing to trust her imagination and her story - is afraid to let it matter - can a salve for the troubles that afflict us still be found in books?

verb [with object]

1Soothe (wounded pride or one’s conscience): charity salves our conscience...

Singing and dancing may bring pleasure to the public, charity concerts may salve guilty consciences and the world is definitely in need of some cheering up.
After three days of recuperation in the ICU, I was released from the hospital, walking feebly and trying to salve my ego.
They have not even the solace of big muscles and the solidarity of unions from which to construct their identities and with which to salve their bruised egos.

Synonyms

soothe, lighten, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, allay, dull, mollify, mitigate, palliate

2 archaic Apply salve to: the salved my cuts and stopped the bleeding...

Then he carefully cleaned and salved the cuts and scrapes on my face and palms, kissing them lightly and whispering meaningless, soothing sounds to me all the while.
In the spirit of pioneers, we're concocting our own remedies and salving our own wounds.
They make plastics and polyester: the clothes we wear, the carpets we walk on, frames for our computers, seats to sit on, bottles to drink from and band-aids to salve our wounds.

Origin

Old English sealfe (noun), sealfian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zalf and German Salbe.

quack from mid 16th century:
‘If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it just may be a duck.’ was the comment made by the US union leader Walter Reuther about the alleged communists investigated by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s. The quack of a duck, recorded from the mid 16th century, is just an imitation of the bird's characteristic sound. The kind of quack who dishonestly claims to have medical skills was originally a quacksalver, a 17th-century word from Dutch quacken ‘to talk foolishly’ and salf the same word as ‘salve’ (Old English) from a Germanic base meaning ‘clarified butter’.

Rhymes

salve2

/salv

verb

Archaic term for salvage. this gun was salved, having lain nearly 100 years below the sea...

More recently, 60 brass shell cases were salved from under a 5.5in gun which had been mounted on the stern.

Derivatives

salvable

/ˈsalvəb(ə)l/ adjective ...

These groups, I thought, were the dead and dying; the salvable; and the walking or less seriously wounded.
Bolts, screws, pins and nails shall be removed in such a manner as to avoid splitting and breaking of the timbers. Salvable material shall be cleaned, sorted and stored as to size and length for purposes of checking and preparing lists.
All wrecks which are obviously not salvable should be blown up or otherwise destroyed.

Origin

Early 18th century: back-formation from the noun salvage.

单词	salve
释义	salve1 /salv / noun 1An ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection: the wound should be washed with water and then a salve applied [mass noun]: he doctored their hurts with some strong-smelling salve... Rags were boiled for bandages and an assortment of ointments and salves were applied on Erik's skin to promote healing. Calendula helps to heal broken skin, and the oil in the salve creates a protective barrier that prevents mucous membranes from drying out. Other cuts and bruises were likewise administered a healing salve and from his skin I managed to scrub much of the soil and blood. Synonyms ointment, cream, balm, unction, unguent, balsam, pomade, rub, embrocation, emollient, liniment 1.1Something that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience: the idea provided him with a salve for his guilt... In this context, the company's famous ‘do no evil’ motto begins to appear like a salve for a guilty conscience. Sanctions are a salve for our conscience, not a serious attempt to stop the murders. If a writer of epic fantasy isn't willing to trust her imagination and her story - is afraid to let it matter - can a salve for the troubles that afflict us still be found in books? verb [with object] 1Soothe (wounded pride or one’s conscience): charity salves our conscience... Singing and dancing may bring pleasure to the public, charity concerts may salve guilty consciences and the world is definitely in need of some cheering up. After three days of recuperation in the ICU, I was released from the hospital, walking feebly and trying to salve my ego. They have not even the solace of big muscles and the solidarity of unions from which to construct their identities and with which to salve their bruised egos. Synonyms soothe, lighten, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, allay, dull, mollify, mitigate, palliate 2 archaic Apply salve to: the salved my cuts and stopped the bleeding... Then he carefully cleaned and salved the cuts and scrapes on my face and palms, kissing them lightly and whispering meaningless, soothing sounds to me all the while. In the spirit of pioneers, we're concocting our own remedies and salving our own wounds. They make plastics and polyester: the clothes we wear, the carpets we walk on, frames for our computers, seats to sit on, bottles to drink from and band-aids to salve our wounds. Origin Old English sealfe (noun), sealfian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zalf and German Salbe. quack from mid 16th century: ‘If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it just may be a duck.’ was the comment made by the US union leader Walter Reuther about the alleged communists investigated by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s. The quack of a duck, recorded from the mid 16th century, is just an imitation of the bird's characteristic sound. The kind of quack who dishonestly claims to have medical skills was originally a quacksalver, a 17th-century word from Dutch quacken ‘to talk foolishly’ and salf the same word as ‘salve’ (Old English) from a Germanic base meaning ‘clarified butter’. Rhymes multivalve, valve salve2 /salv / verb Archaic term for salvage. this gun was salved, having lain nearly 100 years below the sea... More recently, 60 brass shell cases were salved from under a 5.5in gun which had been mounted on the stern. Derivatives salvable /ˈsalvəb(ə)l/ adjective ... These groups, I thought, were the dead and dying; the salvable; and the walking or less seriously wounded. Bolts, screws, pins and nails shall be removed in such a manner as to avoid splitting and breaking of the timbers. Salvable material shall be cleaned, sorted and stored as to size and length for purposes of checking and preparing lists. All wrecks which are obviously not salvable should be blown up or otherwise destroyed. Origin Early 18th century: back-formation from the noun salvage.
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