cream

noun

/kriːm/

Idioms

[uncountable] the thick white or pale yellow 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
- We had strawberries and cream for dessert.我们的甜点是加奶油的草莓。
- whipped cream搅打过的奶油
- a dollop of fresh cream一团鲜奶油
- scones with cream and jam奶油果酱烤饼
- I asked for two coffees with cream.我要了两杯加奶油的咖啡。
- Would you like milk or cream in your coffee?你的咖啡里要牛奶还是奶油？
- (British English) cream cakes (= containing cream)奶油蛋糕
see also clotted cream, Cornish Cream, double cream, egg cream, full-cream, ice cream, salad cream, single cream, sour cream, whipping cream
- She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie.她往苹果派上堆放了好几大块奶油。
- This cream's gone off!奶油变质了！
- Whisk the cream and icing sugar together.把奶油和糖霜一起搅拌。
Topics Fooda1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clotted
- thick
- whipped
- …
… of cream
- dollop
verb + cream
- beat
- whip
- whisk
- …
cream + verb
- go off
cream + noun
- bun
- cake
- cheese
- …
phrases
- and cream
- with cream
[countable] (in compounds构成复合词) a sweet 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
[uncountable, countable] 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
- moisturizing cream润肤霜
- Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.在擦伤的皮肤上涂点儿抗菌乳膏。
- a topical antibiotic cream局部抗生素乳膏
- anti-wrinkle/anti-ageing cream抗皱/抗衰老霜
- a cream cleaner乳液清洁剂
see also cold cream, face cream, hand cream, sun cream
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- face
- hand
- day
- …
verb + cream
- apply
- massage
- put on
- …
[uncountable] a pale colour between yellow and white 奶油色；淡黄色；米色
- Do you have this blouse in cream?这件衬衫有奶油色的吗？
- an eye-catching outfit of cream and black一套引人注目的乳白色和黑色服装
- a warm yellow shade of cream淡黄色的奶油
Topics Colours and Shapesb1
the cream of something 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

词源Middle English: from Old French cresme, from a blend of late Latin cramum (probably of Gaulish origin) and ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Greek khrisma ‘anointing’, from khriein ‘anoint’.

Idioms

like a cat that’s got the cream (British English)

(US English like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canary)

very pleased with yourself扬扬得意；踌躇满志 synonym smug
- She looked like a cat that’s got the cream. She was almost purring with pleasure.她看起来像一只沾了奶油的猫。她高兴得几乎发出咕噜声。

cream

verb

/kriːm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they cream	/kriːm/ /kriːm/
he / she / it creams	/kriːmz/ /kriːmz/
past simple creamed	/kriːmd/ /kriːmd/
past participle creamed	/kriːmd/ /kriːmd/
-ing form creaming	/ˈkriːmɪŋ/ /ˈkriːmɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

cream something (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。
cream somebody (North American English, informal) to completely defeat somebody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。