cream
[kri:m] noun
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■the thick yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk 忌廉；鲜奶油•strawberries and cream加鲜奶油的草莓 •Do you like cream in your coffee?你的咖啡要加鲜奶油吗？ •UK a cream cake (= cake with cream in it)鲜奶油蛋糕 ADVANCED uncountable
■the colour of cream 奶油色，淡黄色，米黄色
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■a soft substance that you rub into your skin 护肤霜•face/hand cream面霜／护手霜 •moisturizing cream润肤霜 •Put some sun cream on to protect your face.抹点防晒霜保护脸部。 countable
■a type of sweet which is soft inside 奶油夹心糖•chocolate/peppermint creams巧克力／薄荷忌廉夹心糖 uncountable
■a thick liquid used for cleaning things 清洁乳液•cream cleaner乳液清洁剂 cream of mushroom/tomato, etc. soup
■soup that has been made into a smooth thick liquid and usually has cream in it 鲜奶油蘑菇／番茄等汤
[kri:m] noun
the cream of sth
■the best of a particular group of things or people …的精华；…的精英•The cream of this year's graduates have gone abroad for jobs.今年的优秀毕业生都出国谋职去了。 •These artists are the best of our students - the cream of the crop.这些艺术家是我们学生中的佼佼者——是他们之中的精英。
[kri:m] adjective
ADVANCED
■having a yellowish-white colour 奶油色的，淡黄色的，米黄色的•a cream shirt淡黄色的衬衫
[kri:m] verb transitive
■to make food into a smooth thick liquid 把…搅成糊状•Cream the butter and sugar together.将奶油和糖混合起来搅成糊状。
[kri:m] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] cream sth/sb off
■to remove the best part of something or the best people in a group and use them for your own advantage 提取（精华）；选取（最好的人或物）•They had a plan to cream off the brightest children and put them in separate schools.他们计划挑出最聪明的孩子，把他们送进专门的学校。 |