apply ointment to [body part]
Apply the ointment to the affected area twice a day.
每天两次将药膏涂抹在患处。
药膏；软膏
ointments — plural of ointment
润肤膏；护肤膏；圣膏；圣油；由油和/或脂肪制成的黏稠制剂,通常含药物,用作治疗或润肤剂。；外用药膏,半固体制剂,用于治疗或舒缓刺激；用于涂抹(如宗教仪式)的物质。
A thick preparation made from oils or fats, often containing medicine, that is rubbed on the skin to treat a condition or make it softer.
由油和/或脂肪制成的黏稠制剂,通常含药物,用作治疗或润肤剂。
A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
外用药膏,半固体制剂,用于治疗或舒缓刺激
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
用于涂抹(如宗教仪式)的物质。
A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
护肤品,稠厚液体,涂于皮肤有舒缓和保湿作用
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
The doctor told him to apply the ointment to the rash twice a day.
医生让他每天在皮疹上涂两次药膏。
用法提示：ointment 是名词，指外用药膏，在本句中作 apply 的宾语。
She keeps a small tube of ointment in her bag for dry skin.
她包里常备一小管润肤膏，用来应对皮肤干燥。
用法提示：ointment 是名词，指润肤膏，在本句中作介词 of 的宾语。
After the insect bite, he put some ointment on it to stop the itching.
被虫咬后，他涂了些药膏来止痒。
用法提示：ointment 是名词，指止痒药膏，在本句中作 put 的宾语。
Apply the ointment to the affected area twice a day.
每天两次将药膏涂抹在患处。
容器词常见有 tube, jar, pot 等。
She bought a tube of ointment at the pharmacy.
她在药店买了一管药膏。
This ointment for eczema is very effective.
这种治疗湿疹的药膏非常有效。
与ointment基本同义，但salve更常指用于止痛或愈合伤口的药膏，语气略显传统或文学化。
balm强调舒缓与安抚作用，常含芳香或草药成分，也可比喻安慰；日常口语中不如ointment常用。
cream质地比ointment轻薄，通常为水包油乳液，多用于护肤或化妆品，不一定含药物。
lotion是流动性较强的液体，倾倒或涂抹使用，而非半固体制剂，不宜直接替代ointment。
liniment特指用于涂抹并按摩的液体药剂，多含酒精等挥发性成分，与ointment形态和用法不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子I applied ointment on my skin.
正确表达I applied ointment to my skin.
介词搭配错误：表达‘涂抹药膏在...上’应为‘apply ointment to...’，而非‘apply...on’。
grammar · medium
易错句子You should ointment the cut.
正确表达You should apply ointment to the cut.
词性误用：‘ointment’是名词，不可用作动词。应使用动词短语‘apply ointment’。
涂抹药膏
Apply the ointment to the affected area twice a day.
每天两次将药膏涂抹在患处。
药用软膏
The pharmacist recommended a medicated ointment for the rash.
药剂师推荐了一种治疗皮疹的药膏。
抗菌药膏
She put antiseptic ointment on the cut before bandaging it.
她在包扎前给伤口涂了抗菌药膏。
一管药膏
I bought a tube of ointment from the chemist.
我从药店买了一管药膏。
草药软膏
This herbal ointment is made from traditional Chinese medicine ingredients.
这种草药软膏由中药材制成。
舒缓软膏
A soothing ointment can help relieve dry, itchy skin.
舒缓软膏有助于缓解皮肤干燥、瘙痒。
appoint + ment
disappoint + ment
前缀：无；词根：oint（涂抹，源自拉丁语 unguere，同源词 anoint、unguent）；后缀：-ment（名词后缀，表物）
皮肤是药膏的涂抹部位。
皮疹是使用药膏治疗的常见皮肤问题。
伤口常需要用药膏进行护理。
软管是药膏常见的包装形式。
药房是购买药膏的常见场所。
美中不足；令人扫兴的小事
The new job is perfect, but the only fly in the ointment is the long commute.
这份新工作很完美，但唯一美中不足的是通勤时间太长。
死苍蝇会使调香者的膏油发出臭气。
This Bible verse gives us the idiom 'a fly in the ointment', meaning a small flaw that spoils something. For example: 'The picnic was perfect; the only fly in the ointment was the rain.'
这节《圣经》经文是习语'a fly in the ointment'（美中不足）的来源，意为一个小瑕疵破坏了整体。例如：'野餐很完美，唯一美中不足的是下雨。'
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