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embalm

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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em·balm /ɪmˈbɑːm $ -ˈbɑːm, -ˈbɑːlm/ verb [transitive]  MXto treat a dead body with chemicals, oils etc to prevent it from decaying 〔用化学品、油等〕对〔尸体〕进行防腐处理embalmer noun [countable]
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Examples from the Corpus
embalmThe tutor was, who embalmed 2,500 cases per year and also ran a hairdressing business.He looked as if he were embalmed.No record exists as to whether or not he was embalmed.Cats, we embalm at Bubastis.Now they are being embalmed - dutifully and reverentially, as befits faithful but defunct servitors of mankind.For example, members of some religions seldom have the bodies of the deceased embalmed or cremated.There were basically three embalming techniques.They provide practical experience in all facets of the funeral service from embalming to transporting remains.
em·balm verbChineseSyllable
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embalm
embalm /ɪmˈbɑːm $ -ˈbɑːm, -ˈbɑːlm/ verb [transitive]
to treat a dead body with chemicals, oils etc to prevent it from decaying
—embalmer noun [countable]


em·balmBrE /ɪmˈbɑːm/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːm/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they embalm BrE /ɪmˈbɑːm/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːm/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it embalms BrE /ɪmˈbɑːmz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːmz/ 🔊past simple embalmed BrE /ɪmˈbɑːmd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːmd/ 🔊past participle embalmed BrE /ɪmˈbɑːmd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːmd/ 🔊 -ing form embalming BrE /ɪmˈbɑːmɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːmɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to prevent a dead body from decaying by treating it with special substances to preserve it 对(尸体)进行防腐处理 em·balm·er BrE /ɪmˈbɑːmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈbɑːmər/ 🔊 noun