cream
noun
adj
verb
kriːm
noun
1
a
thick
yellow-white
liquid
that
rises
to
the
top
of
milk
奶油; 乳脂
U
fresh
cream
鲜奶油
strawberries
and
cream
浇奶油的草莓
2
a
pale
yellow-white
colour
奶油色，淡黄色
U
3
used
in
the
names
of
foods
containing
cream
or
something
similar
to
it
含奶油食品
C,U
cream
of
chicken
soup
奶油鸡汤
4
a
thick
smooth
substance
that
you
put
on
your
skin
to
make
it
feel
soft,
treat
a
medical
condition
etc
护肤霜; 雪花膏;
C,U
sun
cream
防晒霜
face
cream
面霜
5
the cream of sth
the
best
people
or
things
from
a
group
…中的精英; …中的精华
the
cream
of
Europe’s
athletes
欧洲的运动员精英
The
students
at
this
college
are
the
cream
of
the
crop
(=the
best
of
all)
.
这所大学的学生是天之骄子。
adj
6
pale
yellow-white
in
colour
奶油色的，淡黄色的
a
cream-coloured
carpet
奶黄色的地毯
verb
7
to
mix
foods
together
until
they
become
a
thick
soft
mixture
使成奶油状
Cream
the
butter
and
sugar
together.
把黄油和糖调成奶油状。
creamed
potatoes
马铃薯泥
8
to
hit
someone
very
hard
or
easily
defeat
someone
in
a
game,
competition
etc
[美，非正式] 彻底打败
AmE informal
We
got
creamed
45-6.
我们 6 比 45 输得一塌糊涂。
9
to
choose
the
best
people
or
things
from
a
group,
especially
so
that
you
can
use
them
for
your
own
advantage
[尤英] 选取〔最佳的人或物〕
The
best
students
are
creamed
off
by
the
large
companies.
最优秀的学生都被大公司挑走了。