• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 柯林斯词典释义
例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-MASS
    油膏;软膏;药膏
    An ointment is a smooth thick substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal.
    例句
    A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of eczema... 有一系列治疗湿疹的油膏和乳膏可以买到。 He received ointment for his flaking skin. 医生给他开了治疗脱皮的软膏。
  • PHRASE
    美中不足之处;败兴的人(或事物);煞风景的人(或事物)
    If you describe someone or something as a fly in the ointment, you think they spoil a situation and prevent it being as successful as you had hoped.
    例句
    Rachel seems to be the one fly in the ointment of Caroline's smooth life. 蕾切尔似乎是卡罗琳一帆风顺的生活中唯一的麻烦。