| 单词 | cream |
| 释义 | cream (kriːm ) Word forms: creams , creaming , creamed 1. uncountable noun A2 Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts. ...strawberries and cream. 2. See also clotted cream, double cream, single cream, sour cream, whipping cream 3. uncountable noun Cream is used in the names of soups that contain cream or milk. ...cream of mushroom soup. [+ of] 4. variable noun B1+ A cream is a substance that you rub into your skin, for example to keep it soft or to heal or protect it. Gently apply the cream to the affected areas. ...sun protection creams. Synonyms: lotion, ointment, oil, essence 5. See also face cream 6. colour A2 Something that is cream is yellowish-white in colour. ...cream silk stockings. ...a cream-coloured Persian cat. 7. singular noun [with singular or plural verb] Cream is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind. The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society. [+ of] ...the cream of Chicago's 200 jazz and blues clubs. the cream of the crop phrase You can refer to the best people or things of a particular kind as the cream of the crop. 8. See also ice cream, peaches and cream, salad cream, shaving cream Phrasal verbs: cream off 1. phrasal verb To cream off part of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others. [disapproval] The private schools cream off many of the best pupils. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If a person or organization creams off a large amount of money, they take it and use it for themselves. [informal, disapproval] This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Funds raised through selling these magazines are creamed off to support armed violence. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: the cream of the crop the best people or things in a particular set or group The first Midlands media degree show features the cream of the crop of this year's graduates in photography, film, and video. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers like the cat that got the cream [mainly British] looking very satisfied and happy Did you notice Hugh acting like the cat that got the cream? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 含奶油的, 奶油 Japanese: クリーム色の, クリーム |
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