| 单词 | cream |
| 释义 | cream n., v., & adj. --n 1. a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be made into butter by churning. b this eaten (often whipped) with a dessert, as a cake-filling, etc. (strawberries and cream; cream gateau). 2. the part of a liquid that gathers at the top. 3. (usu. prec. by the) the best or choicest part of something, esp.: a the point of an anecdote. b an {eacute}lite group of people (the cream of the nation). 4. a creamlike preparation, esp. a cosmetic (hand cream). 5. a very pale yellow or off-white colour. 6. a a dish or sweet like or made with cream. b a soup or sauce containing milk or cream. c a full-bodied mellow sweet sherry. d a biscuit with a creamy sandwich filling. e a chocolate-covered usu. fruit-flavoured fondant. --v 1. tr. a take the cream from (milk). b take the best or a specified part from. 2. tr. work (butter etc.) to a creamy consistency. 3. tr. treat (the skin etc.) with cosmetic cream. 4. tr. add cream to (coffee etc.). 5. intr. (of milk or any other liquid) form a cream or scum. 6. tr. US colloq. defeat (esp. in a sporting contest). --adj pale yellow; off-white. Phrases and idioms cream bun (or cake) a bun or cake filled or topped with cream. cream cheese a soft rich cheese made from unskimmed milk and cream. cream-coloured pale yellowish white. cream cracker Brit. a crisp dry unsweetened biscuit usu. eaten with cheese. cream-laid (or -wove) laid (or wove) cream-coloured paper. cream off 1. take (the best or a specified part) from a whole (creamed off the brightest pupils). 2. = sense 1b of v. cream of tartar purified and crystallized potassium hydrogen tartrate, used in medicine, baking powder, etc. cream puff 1. a cake made of puff pastry filled with cream. 2. an ineffectual or effeminate person. cream soda a carbonated vanilla-flavoured soft drink. cream tea afternoon tea with scones, jam, and cream. Etymology: ME f. OF cre(s)me f. LL cramum (perh. f. Gaulish) & eccl.L chrisma CHRISM |
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