Balm
[bɑːm] or [bɑm]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
手打:奥拉夫--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
简錄入
解釋/意思:
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.'
克利夫顿錄入
例句/造句/用法:
- Silence and attention was the best balm to apply: I listened. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Would it at all pour balm into your wounds, Mr Venus, to inquire how you came acquainted with her? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- In her simple words, too, the same balm-like emotion spoke: Try to eat. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- There must be something, too, in its dews which heals with sovereign balm. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- 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. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- You have poured balm into my anxious soul. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- 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. 雪麗.
- The birds were singing their last strains-- The air was mild, the dew was balm. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- 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·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Sleep, the sovereign balm, at length steeped her tearful eyes in forgetfulness. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- 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! 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
校對:马蒂