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单词 cream off
释义
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)]
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