ointment

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Drugs, medicines, Hair & beautyointmentoint‧ment /ˈɔɪntmənt/ noun [countable, uncountable] MDDCBa soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment → fly in the ointmentExamples from the Corpusointment• Measuring the infant, administering vitamin K and eye ointment, and bathing the infant must be saved for later. 6.• Do not break any blisters or put any lotions, potions or magic ointments on the burn.• I make up my own recipe for stretch mark ointment and of course she was thrilled to have it.• Cotton buds. for administering and wiping away surplus ointment, antiseptic washes etc.• There had to be a snag, of course, a fly in the ointment.• We're very happy, but the largest fly in the ointment is his friend Rita.• There was only one fly in the ointment - but it was the smallest, most insignificant of flies.• The ointment, made from plants, is applied directly to burned skin.Origin ointment (1200-1300) Old French oignement, from Latin unguentum, from unguere; → UNGUENT

单词	ointment
释义	ointment From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Drugs, medicines, Hair & beautyointmentoint‧ment /ˈɔɪntmənt/ noun [countable, uncountable] MDDCBa soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment → fly in the ointmentExamples from the Corpusointment• Measuring the infant, administering vitamin K and eye ointment, and bathing the infant must be saved for later. 6.• Do not break any blisters or put any lotions, potions or magic ointments on the burn.• I make up my own recipe for stretch mark ointment and of course she was thrilled to have it.• Cotton buds. for administering and wiping away surplus ointment, antiseptic washes etc.• There had to be a snag, of course, a fly in the ointment.• We're very happy, but the largest fly in the ointment is his friend Rita.• There was only one fly in the ointment - but it was the smallest, most insignificant of flies.• The ointment, made from plants, is applied directly to burned skin.Origin ointment (1200-1300) Old French oignement, from Latin unguentum, from unguere; → UNGUENT
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