1 [U] the thick yellowish-white liquid that rises to the top of milk 奶油;乳脂:
coffee with cream加了奶油的咖啡whipped cream (= cream that has been beaten)搅打过的奶油☞picture on page C4 见C4页插图
2 [C,U] a substance that you rub into your skin to keep it soft or as a medical treatment 乳霜;药膏:
(an) antiseptic cream消毒膏☞picture at health 见health插图
3the cream [sing] the best part of sth or the best people in a group 精华;精英
cream²
/kri:m ||; krim/adjnoun
[U] (of) a yellowish-white colour 淡黄色;米色
cream³
/kri:m ||; krim/verbcream sb/sth off to take away the best people or part from sth for a particular purpose 挑选精英;提取精华:
The big clubs cream off the country's best young players.一些大的球会选取了全国最好的年轻选手。
cream1/krim; kriːm/n 1 [U] a thick white liquid that comes from milk 奶油﹔乳脂: strawberries and cream 奶油草莓fresh cream 鲜奶油2 [C,U] a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it softer or less painful 护肤霜﹔雪花膏: face cream 面霜sun cream 防晒霜3 the cream of sth the best people or things in a group 某事物的精英[精华]: the cream of Europe's footballers 欧洲的精英足球员 ICE CREAM, SUN CREAM
cream2adj pale yellow-white in colour 奶黄色的: a cream-coloured carpet 奶黄色的地毯
creamcream2adjectivewith a colour between white and yellow: She was wearing a cream dress.creamcreamcreamscreamedcreaming1noun1(no plural) the thick liquid on the top of milk2(pluralcreams) a thick liquid that you put on your skin, for example to keep it soft: hand cream