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ointment [ointments] (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) noun [UK: ˈɔɪnt.mənt] [US: ˌɔɪnt.mənt] | 膏 /gāo/noun 药膏 /yàogāo/noun 藥膏noun 軟膏noun 软膏 /ruǎngāo/noun |
appointment [appointments] (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office) noun [UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt.mənt] [US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt.mənt] | 任命 /rènmìng/noun 任用 /rènyòng/noun |
appointment [appointments] (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement) noun [UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt.mənt] [US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt.mənt] | 約會noun 约会 /yuēhuì/noun |
disappointment [disappointments] (emotion) noun [UK: ˌdɪ.səˈpo.ɪnt.mənt] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˌpɔɪnt.mənt] | 失望 /shīwàng/noun |
fly in the ointment (something which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant) noun [UK: flaɪ ɪn ðə ˈɔɪnt.mənt] [US: ˈflaɪ ɪn ðə ˌɔɪnt.mənt] | bàixù qízhōng/noun 金玉其外,敗絮其中noun |