ointment

IPA/ˈɔɪntmənt/
KK[ˈɔɪntmənt]IPA/ˈɔɪntmənt/

ointment — 名詞

1. a thick, greasy paste — often holding a small amount of medicine — that you spre

1.名詞B2
釋義

藥膏；軟膏

塗在皮膚上幫助癒合或止痛的濃稠膏狀物

a thick, greasy paste — often holding a small amount of medicine — that you spread on sore, itchy, or injured skin so it heals faster or stops hurting.

例句

The nurse gave Mei a small tube of antibiotic ointment to put on her cut every night.

護理師給了美一小條抗生素藥膏，要她每晚塗在傷口上。

antibiotic ointment + apply to a wound

Carlos rubbed cooling ointment into his sunburned shoulders after the day at the beach.

從海邊回來後，卡洛斯把清涼藥膏抹在曬傷的肩膀上。

rub ointment into [body part]

常見搭配
  • antibiotic ointment
  • antiseptic ointment
  • steroid ointment
  • eye ointment
  • apply ointment
  • a tube of ointment
同義詞
  • salve

    very close in meaning; slightly old-fashioned, often homemade or herbal

  • balm

    soothing paste, often scented or for lips; less medical than ointment

  • cream

    lighter and water-based; absorbs faster than ointment

  • unguent

    formal or literary; rarely used in everyday speech

文法句型

apply ointment to [body part]

rub ointment on/into [body part]

a tube of ointment

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'cream' and 'lotion': an ointment is the greasiest of the three (oil-based, sits on the skin and lasts longer), a cream is lighter and absorbs faster, and a lotion is the thinnest (water-based, often pourable). Doctors choose ointment when they want the medicine to stay on dry or broken skin.

常見錯誤

I put the ointment in my eye.
I put the ointment on my eye / in my eye area.
for skin, use 'on'; only specially-labelled 'eye ointment' goes near the eyeball, and even then 'apply to the lower eyelid' is more accurate.
She applied the ointment to her hair.
She applied the conditioner / hair mask to her hair.
'ointment' is for skin, not hair.
慣用語

a fly in the ointment

idiom

one small problem or annoying detail that spoils something which would otherwise be enjoyable or successful.

美中不足之處；煞風景的小問題

The trip to Kyoto was wonderful — the only fly in the ointment was the rain on our last day.

Marcus loved his new job; the long commute was the only fly in the ointment.

a/the fly in the ointment

idiom

A small problem or annoying person that spoils an otherwise good situation.

美中不足之處

The sunny weather was perfect, but the traffic jam was a fly in the ointment.

Maya loved her new job, but the long commute was the fly in the ointment.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • antibiotic ointment
  • antiseptic ointment
  • steroid ointment
  • eye ointment
  • tube of ointment
  • jar of ointment

副詞搭配

常用片語

介系詞搭配

  • apply ointment to [skin]
  • rub ointment on/into [body part]
  • ointment for [condition]