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单词 embalm
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
em•balm /ɛmˈbɑm/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object],
  1. Medicineto preserve (a dead body) with chemicals or drugs.
em•balm•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
em•balm  (em bäm′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Medicineto treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.
  2. to preserve from oblivion;
    keep in memory:his deeds embalmed in the hearts of his disciples.
  3. to cause to remain unchanged;
    prevent the development of.
  4. to impart a balmy fragrance to.
  • Old French emba(u)smer, equivalent. to em- em-1 + -ba(u)smer, verb, verbal derivative of ba(u)sme balm
  • Middle English embalmen, embaumen 1300–50
em•balm′er, n. 
em•balm′ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
embalm /ɪmˈbɑːm/ vb (transitive)
  1. to treat (a dead body) with preservatives, as by injecting formaldehyde into the blood vessels, to retard putrefaction
  2. to preserve or cherish the memory of
  3. poetic to give a sweet fragrance to
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French embaumer; see balm

emˈbalmer n emˈbalmment n
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