foam

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Daily life, Hair & beautyldoce_114_bfoamfoam1 /fəʊm $ foʊm/ noun [uncountable] 1 DAIR (also foam rubber) a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture a foam mattress2 a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid SYN froth The sea was covered in foam.3 DCBa substance which is like a very thick soft liquid with a lot of bubbles in it Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze. shaving foam —foamy adjectiveExamples from the Corpusfoam• foam packing material• The grypesh swam out after them, and there were battles fought there in a welter of blood and foam.• The fire extinguisher uses a chemical foam rather than water.• Uses Clinique cosmetics and Ortho contraceptive foam.• a dirty foam mattress• And I'd kiss her sniggers away; shaving foam on her face, in her hair.• There are still thousands of pieces of furniture in the second hand market containing the old-style foam.• White foam from the top of the waves left lines on the beach. Related topics: Technology, Daily lifefoamfoam2 verb [intransitive] 1 TDto produce foam The green water splashed and foamed over the rocks.2 → be foaming at the mouth→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfoam• Beat the cream until it foams.• It was past splashing and foaming.• Below, the water foamed and whispered.• A big, foaming glass of... sulfur.• The combustion melts the pumice, the hot gases foam it up, and the hot foam fills the mould in seconds.• The violent foaming seas mesmerized them all.Origin foam1 Old English fam

单词	foam
释义	foam From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Daily life, Hair & beautyldoce_114_bfoamfoam1 /fəʊm $ foʊm/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1 DAIR (also foam rubber) a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture a foam mattress2 a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid SYN froth The sea was covered in foam.3 DCBa substance which is like a very thick soft liquid with a lot of bubbles in it Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze. shaving foam —foamy adjectiveExamples from the Corpusfoam• foam packing material• The grypesh swam out after them, and there were battles fought there in a welter of blood and foam.• The fire extinguisher uses a chemical foam rather than water.• Uses Clinique cosmetics and Ortho contraceptive foam.• a dirty foam mattress• And I'd kiss her sniggers away; shaving foam on her face, in her hair.• There are still thousands of pieces of furniture in the second hand market containing the old-style foam.• White foam from the top of the waves left lines on the beach. Related topics: Technology, Daily lifefoamfoam2 verb [intransitive] 1 TDto produce foam The green water splashed and foamed over the rocks.2 → be foaming at the mouth→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfoam• Beat the cream until it foams.• It was past splashing and foaming.• Below, the water foamed and whispered.• A big, foaming glass of... sulfur.• The combustion melts the pumice, the hot gases foam it up, and the hot foam fills the mould in seconds.• The violent foaming seas mesmerized them all.Origin foam1 Old English fam
随便看	run into trouble/problems/difficulties run into/hit the buffers run its course run its course run late time run late/early/on time run life run like clockwork run like stink run low run low on run make a check run of bad luck run of good luck run of good/bad luck run of the mill run off run off run off something run off with run off with somebody/something run on run on a shoestring run on batteries run on electricity etc