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    liniment

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    lin·i·ment /ˈlɪnəmənt/ noun [uncountable]  MHa liquid containing oil that you rub on your skin when you feel sore or stiff 皮肤搽剂〔用以消除疼痛和僵硬〕
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    liniment• I lived in a nursery which smelled of boredom and liniment.• She gave him a five-pound note to buy liniment at the chemist's.• She let him treat her ankle and put liniment on it.• The liniment could not defeat it.• And what patience the man had, massaging his patients himself and rubbing them with liniment.    Origin liniment (1400-1500) Late Latin linimentum, from Latin linere “to spread over a surface”
    lin·i·ment nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus oil you a on when that containing skin rub liquid your


    liniment
    lin‧i‧ment /ˈlɪnəmənt, ˈlɪnɪmənt/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: linimentum, from Latin linere 'to spread over a surface'
    a liquid containing oil that you rub on your skin when you feel sore or stiff


    lini·mentBrE /ˈlɪnəmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɪnəmənt/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a liquid, especially one made with oil, that you rub on a painful part of your body to reduce the pain （尤指油质、镇痛的）搽剂，擦剂；镇痛油