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apply a salve to sth
She applied a salve to the burn.
她在烧伤处涂了药膏。
药膏；软膏；油膏
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药膏；软膏；油膏
An ointment, cream, or balm that soothes, heals, or calms the skin.
She applied a salve to the burn.
她在烧伤处涂了药膏。
具有舒缓、愈合或镇静效果的药膏、乳霜或香膏
An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
任何舒缓或治愈的疗法或行动
Any remedy or action that soothes or heals.
She applied a thick salve to the burn to soothe the pain.
她在烧伤处涂了厚厚的一层药膏来缓解疼痛。
The herbalist recommended a natural salve made from beeswax and lavender.
草药师推荐了一种用蜂蜡和薰衣草制成的天然药膏。
His kind words were a salve for her wounded pride.
他善意的话语是对她受伤自尊的安慰。
She applied a salve to the burn.
她在烧伤处涂了药膏。
用于比喻意义，表示缓和或安慰。
His apology was a salve for her wounded pride.
他的道歉是对她受伤自尊的安慰。
Use this salve twice a day.
每天使用这种药膏两次。
Not this
The doctor gave me a salvage for my rash.
Use this
The doctor gave me a salve for my rash.
汉语学习者因发音相似常将“salve”（药膏）误写为“salvage”（抢救）。治疗皮疹的正确名词是“salve”。
Not this
She applied some salve on the wound.
Use this
She applied some salve to the wound.
英语中“apply...to”为固定搭配，表示“将...涂抹于...”，而汉语的“在...上”导致学习者误用介词“on”。
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涂抹药膏
She applied a salve to the burn to reduce pain.
她给烧伤处涂抹药膏以减轻疼痛。
治疗药膏
This healing salve contains natural herbs that promote recovery.
这种治疗药膏含有促进恢复的天然草药。
舒缓药膏
The soothing salve relieved his itching skin immediately.
这种舒缓药膏立刻缓解了他皮肤瘙痒。
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语域：formal 常见场景：literary、figurative 此义项多用于正式或文学语境，也可用于比喻义。
True rhyme: valve (/vælv/). Lookalikes halve and calve have a silent 'l', pronounced /hæv/ and /kæv/, so they do not rhyme with salve.
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