Balm
[bɑːm] or [bɑm]
解释:
(noun.) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
手打:奥拉夫--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
(n.) The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
(n.) Any fragrant ointment.
(n.) Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
(v. i.) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
简录入
解释:
fragrant: mild and soothing: bearing balm.—Balm or Balsam of Gilead the resin of the tree Balsamodendron Gileadense formerly esteemed as an antiseptic the name originating in the belief that this is the substance mentioned in the Bible as found in Gilead and called in the English translation 'balm.'
克利夫顿录入
例句:
- Silence and attention was the best balm to apply: I listened. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Would it at all pour balm into your wounds, Mr Venus, to inquire how you came acquainted with her? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- In her simple words, too, the same balm-like emotion spoke: Try to eat. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- There must be something, too, in its dews which heals with sovereign balm. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Had I had the means, I would have risked all, have torn her by force from the murderer's den, and trusted to the healing balm of reason and affection. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- You have poured balm into my anxious soul. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- No, she added, in a softer tone; God mingles something of the balm of mercy even in vials of the most corrosive woe. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The birds were singing their last strains-- The air was mild, the dew was balm. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- The hard, bitter look came back again as he said that, and it troubled Amy, for she did not know what balm to apply. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Sleep, the sovereign balm, at length steeped her tearful eyes in forgetfulness. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I am weary of the world, tired of this aimless existence, but to thee will I fly to seek solace in thine healing balMs Maurice! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
校对:马蒂