Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2546
cream
奶油；乳脂
The fatty part of milk that rises to the top and can be separated.
- 1.
The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
牛奶中上升的奶油或乳脂部分；分离出的这一部分。
- 2.
the best people or things in a group
精英；精华
- 3.
A yellowish white color; the color of cream.
淡黄色；奶油的颜色。
- 4.
the part of milk containing the butterfat
奶油；乳脂
- 5.
A dish prepared through creaming, particularly cream of
通过搅拌奶油制成的菜肴,尤其是奶油汤。
- 6.
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
护肤霜；润肤霜
- 7.
The best part of something.
某物的精华部分。
- 8.
A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
一种添加了药物的粘稠水性油或脂肪乳液,用于将药物涂抹在皮肤上。(与软膏比较)
护肤霜；润肤霜；奶油色；米黄色；精英；精华；最好的部分；药膏；乳膏；奶油浓汤；奶油汤
In use
She added a spoonful of cream to her coffee.
The recipe calls for heavy cream to make the sauce rich.
Whisk the cream until it forms stiff peaks.
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
the cream of sth
常用来指某个群体中最优秀的人或事物。
She is the cream of the crop.
她是精英中的精英。
apply cream to sth
用于护肤或药膏的使用说明。
Apply the cream to your face gently.
轻轻地将乳霜涂抹在脸上。
whipped cream
奶油的一种常见形态。
Connections
Collocations
- whipped cream
- 鲜奶油
- She topped the dessert with whipped cream.她在甜点上加了鲜奶油。
- face cream
- 面霜
- Apply a small amount of face cream after cleansing.洁面后涂抹少量面霜。
- cream of the crop
- 精英，佼佼者
- Only the cream of the crop gets accepted into that program.只有顶尖精英才能被那个项目录取。
Idioms & figurative uses
- cream of the crop
- 精英；最优秀的人或事物These students are the cream of the crop, so they will definitely succeed.这些学生是精英中的精英，所以他们一定会成功。
- the cream rises to the top
- 优秀的人自然会脱颖而出Don't worry about the competition; the cream rises to the top.别担心竞争，优秀的人自然会脱颖而出。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cream音似'可润'，想象护肤霜滋润皮肤；或联想奶油是牛奶的精华（精英）。
Context & Register
通常用于非正式场合，指护肤品，特别是在日常对话和广告中常见。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，常用单数；cream of表示“…的精华”，cream for表示“用于…的乳霜”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with 'eam' and rhyme with 'cream' (pronounced /iːm/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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