1. 油膏;軟膏;藥膏 An ointment is a smooth thick substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal.
e.g. A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of eczema... 有一系列治療濕疹的油膏和乳膏可以買到。 e.g. He received ointment for his flaking skin. 醫(yī)生給他開了治療脫皮的軟膏。
2. 美中不足之處;敗興的人(或事物);煞風景的人(或事物) If you describe someone or something as a fly in the ointment, you think they spoil a situation and prevent it being as successful as you had hoped.
e.g. Rachel seems to be the one fly in the ointment of Caroline's smooth life. 蕾切爾似乎是卡羅琳一帆風順的生活中唯一的麻煩。
ointment英英釋義
noun
1. toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
Synonym: creamemollient
2. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation