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balm n.香油；药膏 (1) 一滴玫瑰香油可以媲美多种其它香油。(2) 玫瑰油是最名贵的香油，价钱比黄金还要贵。(3) 他在手上涂了些药膏来止痛。 The ointment-like consistency is part of what the word balm means. It comes down from the word, balsam, which is a gummy substance that comes from trees. You can use the word metaphorically too. If your mother's cooking always makes you feel better no matter how bad things get, you can say her home cooking has been a balm for you in trying times.

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英 [bɑːm] 美 [bɑːm] (1) Balm of a rose can rival a variety of other balm.(2) Attar is the rarest balm, price is even more expensive than gold.(3) He smeared some balm on his hand to soothe the pain. If your lips are cracked and dry, lip balm will make them feel better. A balm is a soothing substance with a consistency somewhere between solid and liquid. 1[N-MASS 物质名词]（用于制作疗伤或镇痛油膏的）香树脂 Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain. 2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]安慰（物）；慰藉（物） If you refer to something as balm, you mean that it makes you feel better.   [also a N]  [approval]The place is balm to the soul.这个地方能给灵魂带来慰藉。

英语单词	balm
英美音标	英 [bɑːm] 美 [bɑːm]
中文释义	n.香油；药膏
英语例句	(1) Balm of a rose can rival a variety of other balm. (2) Attar is the rarest balm, price is even more expensive than gold. (3) He smeared some balm on his hand to soothe the pain.
中文例句	(1) 一滴玫瑰香油可以媲美多种其它香油。 (2) 玫瑰油是最名贵的香油，价钱比黄金还要贵。 (3) 他在手上涂了些药膏来止痛。
vocabulary简明	If your lips are cracked and dry, lip balm will make them feel better. A balm is a soothing substance with a consistency somewhere between solid and liquid.
vocabulary扩展	The ointment-like consistency is part of what the word balm means. It comes down from the word, balsam, which is a gummy substance that comes from trees. You can use the word metaphorically too. If your mother's cooking always makes you feel better no matter how bad things get, you can say her home cooking has been a balm for you in trying times.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-MASS 物质名词]（用于制作疗伤或镇痛油膏的）香树脂 Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain. 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]安慰（物）；慰藉（物） If you refer to something as balm, you mean that it makes you feel better. [also a N] [approval] The place is balm to the soul. 这个地方能给灵魂带来慰藉。

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