/ˈɔɪntmənt/ n.1.(for healing)药膏；软膏；油膏
a range of ointments and creams for the treatment of eczema一系列治疗湿疹的油膏和乳膏
an antibacterial ointment抗菌软膏
I bought some ointment to cure a stye.我买了一些药膏来治疗睑腺炎。
2.(cosmetic)(化妆用)油膏, 乳膏
perfumes and scented ointments香水和香膏
3.a fly in the ointment使人扫兴的人(或事物)；煞风景的人(或事物)
If there is a fly in the ointment, it is that the engine is quite noisy.如果说有什么美中不足之处, 那就是发动机的噪音很大。
There is one small fly in the ointment.有一个小小的美中不足之处。
The fly in the ointment is debt of $485.7 million.煞风景的是那48,570万美元的债务。