cream

cream
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient
    奶油；乳脂；乳酪
    strawberries and cream.
    加奶油的草莓。
    [as modifier]a cream cake.
    奶油蛋糕。
    ■the part of a liquid that gathers at the top
    泡沫；乳皮
    ■(figurative)the very best of a group of people or things
    (喻)精英；精华
    the paper's readership is the cream of American society.
    该报的读者是美国社会的精英。
    ■a sauce, soup, dessert, or similar food containing cream or milk or having the consistency of cream
    含奶油（牛奶）食品；奶油状食品
    a tin of cream of mushroom soup.
    一听奶油蘑菇浓汤。
    ■[count noun]a sweet of a specified flavour which is creamy in texture, typically covered with chocolate
    （多指浇有巧克力的）奶油甜点
    a peppermint cream.
    薄荷奶油糖。
    ■[count noun]a biscuit with a creamy filling
    奶油夹心饼干
    a custard cream.
    蛋奶沙司。
  2. a thick liquid or semi-solid cosmetic or medical preparation applied to the skin
    （化妆或药用）乳膏；面霜
    shaving cream.
    剃须膏。
    [count noun]moisturizing creams.
    保湿霜。
  3. a very pale yellow or off-white colour
    奶油色；乳白色
    the dress is available in white or cream.
    这种连衣裙有白色和乳白色两种颜色。
    [as modifier]a cream linen jacket.
    乳白色亚麻夹克。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. work (butter, typically with sugar) to form a smooth soft paste
    （多指加糖）将（黄油）搅成糊状
    ■[usu. as adj. creamed]mash (a cooked vegetable) and mix with milk or cream
    用牛奶（或奶油）搅拌（捣碎煮熟的蔬菜）
    creamed turnips.
    奶油拌芜菁。
    ■add cream to (coffee)
    （给咖啡）加奶油
  2. rub a cosmetic cream into (the skin)
    搽面霜；抹乳膏
    Madge was creaming her face in front of the mirror.
    玛奇在镜子前搽面霜。
  3. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)defeat (someone) heavily, especially in a sporting contest
    (非正式，主北美)（尤指在运动比赛中）彻底打败（某人）
    ■(常作 be creamed)hit or collide heavily and violently with (someone), especially in a car
    （尤指在车内）与（某人）重重相撞；猛烈相撞
    she got creamed by a speeding car.
    她被一辆超速行驶的汽车撞了。
  4. [no obj.](vulgar slang)(of a person) be sexually aroused, especially to the point of producing sexual secretions
    (粗俚)性激动（尤指男子分泌精液；女子分泌黏液）
    ■[with obj.]moisten (one's underpants) due to such arousal
    因性激动弄湿（内裤）
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French cresme, from a blend of late Latin cramum (probably of Gaulish origin) and ecclesiastical Latin chrisma (see chrism)
继承用法
cream something off
  1. take the best of a group of people or things, especially in a way that is considered unfair
    （尤指用不公平手段）挑选精英；提取精华
    the schools cream off some of the more able pupils.
    学校挑选一些更有能力的学生。
    ■make a disproportionate or excessive profit on a transaction
    （交易中）过多盈利；获不合理的高收益
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