Elixir

(noun.) a substance believed to cure all ills.

(noun.) a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.

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• No down was ever softer, no elixir more potent! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The modern masters promise very little; they know that metals cannot be transmuted, and that the elixir of life is a chimera. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• I don't delude myself that I shall find an elixir of life in Dresden. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He told me that Daffy's Elixir was poison. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Percolate till clear, and then add to simple elixir. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.

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