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cream/kri:m/ n., v. & adj.●n. 1a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be made into butter by churning 奶油，乳脂 b this eaten (often whipped) with a dessert, as a cake filling, etc. (搅打后用作糕点馅等的)奶油 strawberries and cream 草莓加奶油; cream gateau 大奶油蛋糕 2 the part of a liquid that gathers at the top (浮在液体表面的)油脂部分 3 (usu. prec. by 通常前接 the) the best or choicest part of something, esp. (尤指): 精华，精髓a the point of an anecdote (趣闻的)要点 b an elite group of people 出类拔萃的人才 the cream of the nation 民族精英 4 a creamlike preparation, esp. a cosmetic (尤指化妆用的)乳霜，雪花膏 hand cream 润手油脂 5 a very pale yellow or off-white colour 奶油色，浅黄色，米色 6a a dish or sweet like or made with cream 奶油食品，奶油糖果 b a soup or sauce containing milk or cream 奶油汤；奶油沙司 c a full-bodied mellow sweet sherry 浓醇烈性甜酒，浓醇雪利酒 d a biscuit with a creamy sandwich filling 奶油夹心饼干 e a chocolate-covered usu. fruit-flavoured fondant 巧克力果味软糖，方旦糖 ●v. 1 tr.a take the cream from (milk) 从(牛奶)中提取奶油 b take the best or a specified part from 提取(精华)，精选出(最好部分) 2 tr. work (butter etc.) to a creamy consistency 把(黄油等)搅拌成奶油状 3 tr. treat (the skin etc.) with cosmetic cream 搽乳霜于(皮肤等) 4 tr. add cream to (coffee etc.) 给(咖啡等)加奶油 5 intr. (of milk or any other liquid) form a cream or scum (牛奶或其他液体)起泡沫；起浮渣 6 tr. US colloq. defeat (esp. in a sporting contest) [美口] (尤指体育比赛中)击败 ●adj. pale yellow; off-white 浅黄色的，乳白色的，米色的 □ cream off 1 take (the best or a specified part) from a whole 提取(精华)，精选出(最好部分) creamed off the brightest pupils 选拔尖子学生 2 take the best or a specified part from (a whole) 提取精华，选优 [Middle English via Old French cre(s)me from Late Latin cramum (perhaps from Gaulish) & ecclesiastical Latin chrisma CHRISM] |