| 单词 | to salve over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto salve over a. figurative. (From sense 1, after phrases containing salve v.2) To soothe, ‘lay flattering unction to’ (irritated feeling, ‘wounded pride’, an uneasy conscience, etc.). Also to salve over. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > beguile, cajole [verb (transitive)] bicharrea1100 fodea1375 begoc1380 inveiglea1513 to hold in halsc1560 to get within ——1572 cajole1645 to cajole with1665 butter1725 veigle1745 flummer1764 to get round ——1780 to come round ——1784 to get around ——1803 flatter-blind1818 salve1825 to come about1829 round1854 canoodle1864 moody1934 fanny1938 cosy1939 mamaguy1939 snow1943 snow-job1962 1825 C. Lamb Unitarian Protests So long as you Unitarians could salve your consciences with the équivoque. 1831 T. Campbell Power of Russia 70 Rome could impart what Russia never can—Proud civic right to salve submission's shame. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xiv. 231 I salved over that feeling, being desirous to see everything in the brightest light. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour ii. xii. 63 At first Chousam would hear of nothing but ‘l-a-w’. Bullfrog's wounded honour could only be salved that way. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour v. xxv. 150 Jack salved his conscience over with the old plea of duty. 1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah vi. 171 Or any of the other benefits by which we seek to compensate the natives..and salve our own consciences. 1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. xv. 343 A supreme satisfaction—salving over many wounds of vanity. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 373 In the endeavour to salve their wounded pride. to salve over b. to salve over: to talk over or persuade by smooth speech. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > persuasive flattery or cajolery > cajole [verb (transitive)] fagea1400 fleechc1425 flatter?a1513 stroke1513 sweeten1594 ingle1602 honey1604 coga1616 cajole1645 collogue1660 wheedle1661 coax1663 to wheedle with1664 to cajole with1665 tweedle1715 whilly1721 whillywha1816 to salve over1862 schmooze1899 plámás1919 sweet-talk1936 the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > persuade or prevail upon > persuade by talking > in specific manner to salve over1862 fast-talk1945 handbag1982 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Channings I. xi. 157 ‘Lady Augusta and Dr. Burrows are great friends, you know’; and we hear that they have been salving over Pye—’ ‘Gently, Tom!’ put in Mr. Channing. ‘Talking over Pye, then,’ corrected Tom. < as lemmas |
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