英语词汇“cream”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

noun | verb

creamcream1 /krim/ ●●● S2 noun

ETYMOLOGYcream¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French craime, cresme, from Latin cramum

1[uncountable] a thick yellow-white liquid that rises to the top of milk: cream in your coffee → see also sour cream, whipped cream2[uncountable] a pale yellow-white color3[countable, uncountable] used in the names of foods containing cream or something similar to it: cream of chicken soup banana cream pie4[countable, uncountable] a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it feel soft, treat a medical condition, etc. SYN lotion: cream for a rash5the cream of the crop the best people or things in a particular group: These students represent the cream of the academic crop. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French craime, cresme, from Latin cramum]

noun | verb

creamcream2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

cream

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	cream
	he, she, it	creams
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	creamed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have creamed
	he, she, it	has creamed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had creamed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will cream
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have creamed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am creaming
	he, she, it	is creaming
	you, we, they	are creaming
Past	I, he, she, it	was creaming
	you, we, they	were creaming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been creaming
	he, she, it	has been creaming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been creaming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be creaming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been creaming

COLLOCATIONS► got creamed

We got creamed 45–6.

THESAURUSwin► beat

to get more points, votes, etc. in a game, race, or competition than the person, team etc.: The Pacers were beaten 71–68 by the Bulls.

► defeat

to win a victory over someone in a game, competition, battle, or war: I don’t think anybody will be able to defeat her in a Senate election.

► outdo

to do better than someone in a competition, sport, or argument: You have to admit that your opponent outdid you in the debate.

► trounce

to defeat someone easily in a sport or competition: The Bears trounced Nebraska 44–10.

► cream/thrash/clobber

informal to defeat someone easily in a sport or competition: We got creamed in the finals. They clobbered us 68–32.

1informal to hit someone very hard or easily defeat someone in a game, competition, etc.: The Cougars creamed us last Saturday. We got creamed 45–6.► see thesaurus at beat12to mix foods together until they become a thick smooth mixture: Next, cream the butter and sugar.3to take cream from the surface of milkcream somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb to choose the best people or things from a group, especially so that you can use them for your own advantage: Most of the best students are creamed off by the large companies.