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单词 crème de la crème
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crème de la crème

[ krem duh lah -krem; French krem duh la -krem ]
/ ˈkrɛm də lɑ ˈkrɛm; French krɛm də la ˈkrɛm /
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noun

the very best; choicest parts or members.

Origin of crème de la crème

First recorded in 1840–50; literally, cream of the cream

Words nearby crème de la crème

crème de bananes, crème de cacao, crème de cassis, crème de fraise, crème de framboise, crème de la crème, crème de menthe, crème de violette, crème fraîche, Cremer, cremini
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British Dictionary definitions for crème de la crème

crème de la crème
/ French (krɛm də la krɛm) /

noun

the very best

Word Origin for crème de la crème

literally: cream of the cream
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for crème de la crème

crème de la crème
[ (krem duh luh krem) ]

The best of the best: “Our school's marching band is acknowledged as the crème de la crème.” From French, meaning “cream of the cream.”

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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