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

noun | verb

salvesalve1 /sæv/ noun [countable, uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYsalve¹

Origin: Old English sealf

1a substance that you put on sore skin to make it less painful SYN ointment2something you do to reduce bad feelings in a situation: Our goal is to provide a salve for consumers’ fears.

noun | verb

salvesalve2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

salve

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	salve
	he, she, it	salves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	salved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have salved
	he, she, it	has salved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had salved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will salve
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have salved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am salving
	he, she, it	is salving
	you, we, they	are salving
Past	I, he, she, it	was salving
	you, we, they	were salving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been salving
	he, she, it	has been salving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been salving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be salving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been salving

salve your conscience/feelings/ego to do something to make yourself or someone else feel less guilty or less emotionally hurt SYN assuage: Buying his wife flowers helped to salve his conscience.