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 cream AmE BrE kriːm
 ▷ creamed kriːmd
 ▷ creaming ˈkriːm ɪŋ
 ▷ creams kriːmz
 ▶ˌcream ˈcheese, ˈcream cheese — Preference poll, American English: ˈ•• 69%, ˌ•ˈ• 31%;
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 ▶ˌcream ˈcracker AmE BrE
 ▶ˌcream ˈpuff AmE BrE
 ▶ˌcream ˈsauce AmE BrE
 ▶ˌcream ˈsoda AmE BrE
 ▶ˌcream ˈtea AmE BrE
来自牛津英語搭配詞典 第二版 英漢雙解(彩虹版)
cream

noun¹

 1fatty part of milk乳脂ADJECTIVE | ... OF CREAM | VERB + CREAM | CREAM + VERB | CREAM + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤clotted, thick, whipped凝脂奶油；濃奶油；摜奶油▸➤double, heavy (NAmE) 高脂厚奶油➤single (BrE) 一次（分離）稀奶油▸➤fresh新鮮奶油▸➤sour, soured酸奶油➤sweet (NAmE) 甜奶油▸➤pouring, whipping（可傾倒的）稀奶油；可打稠製作摜奶油的奶油... OF CREAM➤dollop一塊奶油◆She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie.她往蘋果派上堆放了好幾大塊奶油。VERB + CREAM➤beat, whip, whisk攪打奶油◆Whisk the cream and sugar together.把奶油和白糖攪打在一起。➤fill sth with, serve sth with, top sth with把⋯填滿奶油；用奶油配⋯；在⋯上放奶油◆Fill the meringues with whipped cream.把蛋白酥填滿摜奶油。CREAM + VERB➤go off (BrE) 奶油變質◆This cream's gone off!奶油變質了！CREAM + NOUN➤bun, cake, cheese, puff, sauce奶油小圓麪包／蛋糕／乾酪／泡芙／沙司▸➤tea (= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream) (BrE) 奶油茶點PHRASES➤and cream, with cream加奶油◆We had strawberries and cream for dessert.我們的甜點是加奶油的草莓。  ➡ topic at food
cream

noun²

 2substance that you rub into your skin護膚霜ADJECTIVE | VERB + CREAM ADJECTIVE➤face, hand面霜；護手霜▸➤day, night日霜；晚霜◆She was massaging night cream into her face and neck.她正往臉上和脖子上抹晚霜。➤anti-wrinkle, barrier, cleansing, moisturizing, shaving, sun (especially BrE) 抗皺霜；防護脂；潔膚霜；保濕霜；剃鬚膏；防曬霜➤antibiotic, anti-fungal, antiseptic, steroid抗生素／抗真菌／抗菌／類固醇乳膏➤topical局部乳膏◆a topical antibiotic cream局部抗生素乳膏➤over-the-counter (especially NAmE) 非處方乳膏VERB + CREAM➤apply, massage, put on塗敷／揉擦／塗抹護膚霜◆Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.在擦傷的皮膚上塗點兒抗菌乳膏。
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noun,
adjective,
verb
🔑 creamBrE /kriːm/NAmE /kriːm/ noun🔑 [U] the thick pale yellowish-white fatty liquid that rises to the top of milk, used in cooking or as a type of sauce to put on fruit, etc. 奶油；乳脂◆strawberries and cream加奶油的草莓◆Would you like milk or cream in your coffee? 你的咖啡里要牛奶还是奶油？🔊🔊◆fresh/whipped cream 新鲜的／搅打过的奶油◆(BrE) cream cakes (= containing cream) 奶油蛋糕◆(BrE) double/single cream (= thick/thin cream) 浓奶油；稀奶油  ➡  see also clotted cream, ice cream, salad cream, sour cream, whipping cream [C] (in compounds 构成复合词) a sweet/candy that has a soft substance like cream inside 奶油夹心糖◆a chocolate/peppermint cream 巧克力／薄荷奶油夹心糖🔑 [U, C] a soft substance or thick liquid used on your skin to protect it or make it feel soft; a similar substance used for cleaning things 护肤霜；洁净剂；清洗液◆hand/moisturizing cream护手霜；润肤霜◆antiseptic cream抗菌药膏◆a cream cleaner乳液清洁剂  ➡  see also cold cream, face cream 🔑 [U] a pale yellowish-white colour 奶油色；淡黄色；米色the ~ of sth the best people or things in a particular group 精英；精华；精髓◆the cream of New York society纽约社会的精英◆the cream of the crop of this season's movies本季电影的最佳影片●like a cat that's got the ˈcream(BrE) (US like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canˈary) very pleased with yourself 扬扬得意；踌躇满志 SYN smug
🔑 creamBrE /kriːm/NAmE /kriːm/ adjectivepale yellowish-white in colour 奶油色的；淡黄色的；米色的◆a cream linen suit米色的亚麻布套装
🔑 creamBrE /kriːm/NAmE /kriːm/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they cream BrE /kriːm/ NAmE /kriːm/present simple - he / she / it creams BrE /kriːmz/ NAmE /kriːmz/past simple creamed BrE /kriːmd/ NAmE /kriːmd/past participle creamed BrE /kriːmd/ NAmE /kriːmd/ -ing form creaming BrE /ˈkriːmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkriːmɪŋ/~ sth (together) to mix things together into a soft smooth mixture 把…搅成糊状（或奶油状）混合物◆Cream the butter and sugar together. 把黄油和糖搅成糊状。🔊🔊~ sb (NAmE, informal) to completely defeat sb 彻底打败；狠揍◆We got creamed in the first round. 我们在第一轮就被彻底打败了。🔊🔊 ●ˌcream sb/sth↔ˈoffto take sth away, usually the best people or things or an amount of money, in order to get an advantage for yourself 提取（精华）；选取（最好的人或物）；取走（某数额的金钱）◆The best students were creamed off by the grammar schools. 最好的学生都已被文法学校录取。🔊🔊
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cream

Word family  nouncreamercreamerycreaminesscream cheesecream crackercream teacreamwarecreamadverbcreamilyadjectivecreamycreamlaidcreamwove
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cream1 /kriːm/ ●●● S2 noun  
1  DF[uncountableU] a thick yellow-white liquid that rises to the top of milk 奶油；乳脂
 fresh cream
鲜奶油
 strawberries and cream
浇奶油的草莓
2. [uncountableU] a pale yellow-white colour 奶油色，淡黄色
3  [countableC, uncountableU]DF used in the names of foods containing cream or something similar to it 含奶油食品
 cream of chicken soup
奶油鸡汤
4  [countableC, uncountableU]DCBMH 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 → lotion
 sun cream
防晒霜
 face cream
面霜
5  the cream of something BESTthe 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).
这所学院的学生是天之骄子。
Examples from the Corpus
the cream of something• She is kept company by kindred spirits, such as Uncle Ben and the Cream of Wheat cook.• There were a great many people milling around, the cream of Spaxton society, indeed, many of whom she knew or recognised.• But it was on the continent that the cream of the drivers could be found.• Through Brooke and his own contacts, he had entry to the cream of Hollywood parties and the cream of Hollywood society.• He was the cream of the crop.
n COLLOCATIONS
types of cream
single cream British EnglishBrE (=thin cream that you can pour easily)
double cream British EnglishBrE, heavy cream American EnglishAmE (=thick cream)
whipping cream (=that becomes thick when you beat it)
clotted cream British EnglishBrE (=very thick cream that you cannot pour)
sour/soured cream (=with a slightly sour taste – used in cooking)
fresh cream
Use about 100ml of fresh cream.
thick cream British EnglishBrE
Pour some thick cream over the strawberries.
whipped cream (=made thick and light by beating it)
verbs
whip/whisk/beat the cream (=make it thicker by beating it)
Whip the cream until it is thick and light.
serve something with cream
Serve the apple tart warm with thick cream.
cream + NOUN
a cream cake/bun British EnglishBrE (=a cake with cream inside)
a cream tea British EnglishBrE (=tea with small cakes called scones, that you eat with cream and jam)
Examples from the Corpus
cream• banana cream pie• A merit of the product is that it lacks the fat and, therefore, the calories of cream.• The doctor gave me some cream to put on my rash.• Serve with apple sauce, sour cream or jam.• Sure enough, there came the dollop of raspberry-stained cream.• Do you take cream or sugar in your coffee?• Allow the gelatine to cool, then add to the trout cream. 7.• The fresh cheese with cream was all we, or at any rate I, wanted.
Related topics: Colours
cream2 adjectiveadj  
1 CCpale yellow-white in colour 奶油色的，淡黄色的
 a cream-coloured carpet
奶黄色的地毯
Examples from the Corpus
cream• Her mouth, a nullity, a bland smear of beige on cream enamel.• This was cut from a piece of linen texture board and then backed with some cream silk.• A female clerk in the advertising department owned up to a cream skirt.
Related topics: Cooking
cream3 verb [transitiveT]  
1  DFCto mix foods together until they become a thick soft mixture 把…搅成糊状
 Cream the butter and sugar together.
把黄油和糖调成糊状。
2  BEAT/DEFEAT American EnglishAmE informal to easily defeat someone in a game, competition etc 彻底打败
 We got creamed 45–6.
我们以 6 比 45 输得一塌糊涂。
3. to hit a ball very hard, for example in a game of tennis or cricket 〔网球、板球等中〕猛击
4. American EnglishAmE informal to hit someone very hard 痛击〔某人〕
5 cream somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v especially British EnglishBrE BESTto choose the best people or things from a group, especially so that you can use them for your own advantage 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。
Examples from the Corpus
cream off• Treatments would include keeping the area clean and dry, moisturisers such as E45 cream can ease off drying and scaling.
Examples from the Corpus
cream• I was getting creamed in dodgeball.• Akram pounces on it, creaming it to the Tavern rope.• He wondered how much Lorton's mate had creamed off on top of his percentage.• This encouraged providers to cream off the easiest to serve, and led to severe criticism.• Next, cream the butter and sugar.• The Cougars creamed us last Saturday.
got creamed• I would be the one who got creamed by a fast car.
Origin cream1
(1300-1400) Old French craime, cresme, from Latin cramum
cream1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1cream2 adjectiveadjcream3 verb
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cream
[kri:m] - ※ ★★★
n. 奶油，乳脂；精华；面霜；乳酪
时态: creamed, creaming, creams
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ENGLISH-CHINESE
cream
BrE/kriːm/ AmE/krim/

noun/名词

  • 1 uncountable/不可数 (dairy product)
    奶油
    nǎiyóu
  • 2 uncountable/不可数
    (as cosmetic) 护肤霜
    hùfūshuāng
    (polish) 膏状物
    gāozhuàngwù
    (medication) 乳膏
    rǔgāo
  • 3 countable/可数 (sweet)
    奶油糖
    nǎiyóutáng
  • 4 countable/可数 (biscuit)
    奶油夹心饼干
    nǎiyóu jiāxīn bǐnggān
    orange cream
    橘味奶油夹心饼干
  • 5 uncountable/不可数 (soup)cream of tomato/mushroom (soup)
    奶油番茄／蘑菇汤
    nǎiyóu fānqié/mógu tāng
  • 6 uncountable/不可数 [figurative/比喻或比喻义] (best)the cream
    精华
    jīnghuá
    the cream of the students
    尖子学生
    jiānzi xuésheng
    the cream of society
    社会精英
    shèhuì jīngyīng
  • 7 uncountable/不可数 (colour)
    米黄色
    mǐhuángsè

adjective/形容词

  • (colour)
    米黄色的
    mǐhuángsè de

transitive verb/及物动词

  • 1 (Cookery/烹饪) (mash)
    在…中拌入奶油
    zài… zhōng bànrù nǎiyóu
    creamed potatoes
    奶油拌土豆
  • 2 (Cookery/烹饪) (form into a paste)
    把…搅成糊状
    bǎ… jiǎochéng húzhuàng
    cream the butter and sugar
    把黄油和糖搅拌成糊状
  • 3 (American English/美国英语) [colloquial/口语] (defeat heavily)
    彻底打败
    chèdǐ dǎbài

Phrasal verbs

cream off

transitive verb/及物动词 cream off something, cream something off
提取
tíqǔ
the best pupils are being creamed off
最好的学生正在被挖走
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cream

noun,often attributive\ˈkrēm \
Updated on: 5 Jun 2018

Definition of cream

1: the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
2 a: a food prepared with cream
b: something having the consistency of cream;especially : a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation
3: the choicest part : best
  • the cream of the crop
4: creamer 1
5 a: a pale yellow
b: a cream-colored animal

Examples of cream in a Sentence

  1. Would you like some cream in your coffee?

  2. hot chocolate with whipped cream

  3. a chocolate candy with a vanilla cream center

  4. The doctor prescribed a new cream for the rash.

  5. a cabinet full of special creams and pills

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Origin and Etymology of cream

Middle English creime, creme, from Anglo-French creme, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of Celt origin; akin to Welsh cramen scab, crust

cream Synonyms

Synonyms

aristocracy, best, choice, crème de la crème, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pride, prime, royalty, upper crust;

Near Antonyms

commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed;

Related Words

establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class;

Phrases

cream of the crop, Hall of Fame;

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

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cream

verb

Definition of cream

intransitive verb
1: to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on standing milk
2: to break into or cause something to break into a creamy froth;also : to move like froth
transitive verb
1 a: skim 1c
b: to remove (something choice) from an aggregate
  • she has creamed off her favorite stories from her earlier books
  • —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2: to furnish, prepare, or treat with cream;also : to dress with a cream sauce
3 a: to beat into a creamy froth
b: to work or blend to the consistency of cream
  • cream butter and sugar together
c: to cause to form a surface layer of or like cream
4 a: to defeat decisively
  • was creamed in the first round
b: wreck
  • creamed the car on the turnpike
c: to hit with force : smash
  • the quarterback got creamed by the pass rush

Examples of cream in a Sentence

  1. Cream the butter and sugar, and then add the eggs.

  2. the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant

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First Known Use of cream

1596

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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cream Synonyms

Synonyms

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, extinguish, nuke, pull down, pulverize, raze, rub out, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, total, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreck;

Antonyms

build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up;

Near Antonyms

doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, repair, revamp;

create, invent;

assemble, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape;

bring about, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize;

conserve, preserve, protect, save;

rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, restore;

Related Words

beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, scotch, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against);

blast, blow up, break, cripple, damage, deface, deteriorate, disfigure, disintegrate, dissolve, dynamite, harm, impair, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, spoil, vitiate;

erode, scour, sweep (away), wash out, wear (away);

dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, gut, take down, unbuild, undo, unmake;

blot out, efface, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out), snuff (out), stamp (out), wipe out;

despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack, trample, trash, vandalize;

cream

noun

Definition of cream for English Language Learners

  • : the thick part of milk that rises to the top : the part of milk that contains fat

  • : a food that is made with cream

  • : a very thick liquid or soft substance that is rubbed into the skin to make it softer or is used as a medicine for the skin

cream

verb

Definition of cream for English Language Learners

  • : to stir or mix (ingredients) until they are soft and smooth

  • : to defeat (a person or team) easily and completely

  • : to hit (someone) very hard

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cream

noun\ˈkrēm \

Definition of cream for Students

1: the thick yellowish part of milk that contains butterfat
2: a food prepared with cream
  • cream of mushroom soup
3: a very thick liquid used to soften, protect, or heal the skin
  • hand cream
4: the best part
  • Only the cream of the crop get into that college.
5: a pale yellow
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cream

verb

Definition of cream for Students

creamed; creaming
1: to stir (as butter) until smooth and soft
2: to defeat easily and completely
  • They creamed us in the championship game.

cream

noun\ˈkrēm \

medical Definition of cream

1: the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
2: something having the consistency of cream;especially : a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation
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creamy

play \ˈkrē-mē\adjective