cream
n
1 [U] thick yellowish-white liquid that is the fatty part of milk 奶油; 乳脂
peaches and cream 奶油桃子
put cream in one's coffee 在咖啡里加奶油
whipped cream 攪打過的奶油
[attrib 作定語]
cream buns, cake, etc, ie containing cream 奶油面包、 蛋糕等.
2 [C, U] type of food containing or similar to cream 含奶油食品; 奶油狀食品: ice-cream 冰激凌
chocolate creams, ie soft chocolate sweets 巧克力奶糖.
3 [U] smooth paste or thick liquid used as a cosmetic, in medicine, for polishing, etc 乳霜; 乳膏: `face-cream
`cold-cream * antiseptic cream.
4 the cream (also the creme de la creme) [sing]
~ (of sth) the best part of sth 精華; 精髓
the cream of the crop 最好的一部分莊稼
The cream of this year's graduates will get high-paid jobs. 本屆畢業的高材生將獲得高薪職位. cream, adj yellowish-white 淡黃色的; 乳白色的
a cream dress, jacket, etc 米色的衣服、 夾克等 * cream paper 淡黃色的紙.
cream v [Tn]
1 mash (cooked vegetables, esp potatoes) with added milk or butter until they are soft and smooth 將(熟的蔬菜, 尤指土豆)制成糊狀并加入牛奶或黃油.
2 mix (sth) together into a soft smooth paste 將某物攪和成糊狀混合物
cream butter and sugar 將黃油和糖攪成糊狀.
3 (phr v) cream sb/sth off take away (the best people or things) 帶走(最拔尖的人或物)
The most able pupils are creamed off and put into special classes. 最有才華的學生被挑選出來編入特別班.
Our best scientists are being creamed off by other countries. 我們最優秀的科學家被其他國家吸引而外流.
?? 擴展釋義
*[kri:m]n. 乳酪, 奶油, 面霜【醫】 乳油, 乳皮; 乳膏, 霜
?? 醫學釋義
①乳油 ②乳膏,霜劑
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
petn. 寵物;寵兒;受寵的人;生氣;
adj. 寵愛的,溺愛的;表示親昵的;
vt. 寵愛;愛撫,親撫;
vi. <非正>親吻;愛撫;
riddlen. 粗篩;謎語;猜不透的難題,難解之謎;
v. 用篩分選(卵石等),篩分;用子彈把耙子打成蜂窩似的;精查(證據);解(謎),猜;