anoint

英 [ə'nɔɪnt] 美 [ə'nɔɪnt]

• v. [宗教]涂油使神圣化；用油擦；（被神或仿佛被神）选定

英英释义

Verb:

1. choose by or as if by divine intervention;

   "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
   

2. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The high priest anointed him king.
   大祭司施涂油礼，以示他已成为国王。
2. The priest anointed the baby's forehead.
   神父在婴儿的前额上施涂油礼。
3. Good words anoint us, and ill do unjoint us.
   忠言像在伤口上涂油，恶语像在身上切肉。

经典引文

• Thou..shalt annoint them, and consecrate them..that they may minister vnto mee in the Priests office.

  出自：Bible (AV): Exodus

• The salutary custom of bathing the limbs in water and of anointing them with oil.

  出自： Gibbon

• The bird takes the oil..with its beak and anoints its feathers individually.

  出自： D. Attenborough

词汇搭配

• anointing of the sick 临终涂油礼

近反义词

【近义词】

• oil 油
• smear 涂抹
• daub 涂抹
• rub 擦
• smooth 光滑的
• massage 按摩
• grease 油脂
• lubricate 润滑
• cream 奶油
• christen 为 ... 施洗礼...
• consecrate 供神用
• seat 座位
• hallow 使 ... 神圣
• inunct 涂油膏
• anele <古>行临终涂油礼...
• embrocate 涂擦(药液)