anoint
/əˈnɔɪnt/verb
with obj.
1- smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony（尤指作为宗教仪式）给…涂油, 给…抹油：
bodies were anointed after death for burial.
死后给遗体涂油以便下葬。
1.1
anoint something with
smear or rub something with (any other substance)涂, 抹, 擦：Cuna Indians anoint the tips of their arrows with poison.
库纳印第安人将毒药涂在箭头上。
1.2
- ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (a priest or monarch) by smearing or rubbing with oil（作为牧师或君主就位仪式）涂油（于）, 抹油（于）：
with obj. and infinitive the Lord has anointed me to preach to the poor主为我涂油以向穷苦人布道
with obj. and complement Samuel anointed him king.撒母耳为他涂油定他为王。
1.3
- figurative nominate or choose (someone) as successor to or leading candidate for a position〈喻〉指定; 选定：
he was anointed as the organizational candidate of the party
他被指定为代表该党组织的候选人
as adj. anointed his officially anointed heir.他正式指定的继承人。
短语
Anointing of the Sick
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the sacramental anointing of the ill or infirm with blessed oil; unction（罗马天主教会给病弱教徒举行的）敷擦圣油仪式; 涂油礼。
God's（或 the Lord's）anointed
- a monarch ruling by divine right神授王位。
派生词
anointer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French enoint 'anointed'， past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, from in- 'upon' + ungere 'anoint， smear with oil'.