Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense creams, present participle creaming, past tense, past participle creamed
1N-UNCOUNT (用于烹饪或放于水果或甜点上的)奶油,乳脂Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts. (用于烹饪或放于水果或甜点上的)奶油,乳脂
6COLOUR 奶油色;淡黄色;米色 Something that is cream is yellowish-white in colour. 奶油色;淡黄色;米色
...cream silk stockings.
米色丝袜
...a cream-coloured Persian cat.
米色的波斯猫
7N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb]精英;精华Cream is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind. 精英;精华
The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society. [+ of]
好莱坞的大牌影星们出席了那个舞会。
...the cream of Chicago's 200 jazz and blues clubs.
芝加哥200家爵士乐和蓝调乐俱乐部中最优秀的成员
You can refer to the best people or things of a particular kind as the cream of the crop .精华;精英
1fatty part of milk乳脂ADJECTIVE | ... OF CREAM | VERB + CREAM | CREAM + VERB | CREAM + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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 foodcream
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2substance that you rub into your skin護膚霜ADJECTIVE | VERB + CREAMADJECTIVE➤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。