- [uncountable]
the thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid that rises to the top of milk, used in cooking or as a type of sauce to put on fruit, etc. 奶油；乳脂 We had strawberries and cream for dessert. 我们的甜点是加奶油的草莓。 whipped cream 搅打过的奶油 a dollop of fresh cream 一团鲜奶油 scones with cream and jam 奶油果酱烤饼 I asked for two coffees with cream. 我要了两杯加奶油的咖啡。 Would you like milk or cream in your coffee? 你的咖啡里要牛奶还是奶油？ - (British English)
cream cakes (= containing cream) 奶油蛋糕
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda1She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie. 她往苹果派上堆放了好几大块奶油。 This cream's gone off! 奶油变质了！ Whisk the cream and icing sugar together. 把奶油和糖霜一起搅拌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clotted
- thick
- whipped
- …
- dollop
- beat
- whip
- whisk
- …
- go off
- bun
- cake
- cheese
- …
- and cream
- with cream
- [countable]
(in compounds 构成复合词 a sweet that has a soft substance like cream inside 奶油夹心糖 a chocolate/peppermint cream 巧克力／薄荷奶油夹心糖
- [uncountable, countable]
a soft substance or thick liquid used on your skin to protect it or make it feel soft; a similar substance used for cleaning things 护肤霜；洁净剂；清洗液 moisturizing cream 润肤霜 Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin. 在擦伤的皮肤上涂点儿抗菌乳膏。 a topical antibiotic cream 局部抗生素乳膏 anti-wrinkle/anti-ageing cream 抗皱/抗衰老霜 a cream cleaner 乳液清洁剂
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- face
- hand
- day
- …
- apply
- massage
- put on
- …
- [uncountable]
a pale colour between yellow and white 奶油色；淡黄色；米色 Do you have this blouse in cream? 这件衬衫有奶油色的吗？ an eye-catching outfit of cream and black 一套引人注目的乳白色和黑色服装 a warm yellow shade of cream 淡黄色的奶油
- the cream of something
the best people or things in a particular group 精英；精华；精髓 the cream of New York society 纽约社会的精英 the cream of the crop of this season’s movies 本季电影的最佳影片
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cresme, from a blend of late Latin cramum (probably of Gaulish origin) and ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Greek khrisma ‘anointing’, from khriein ‘anoint’.
Idioms
like a cat that’s got the cream (British English)
(US English like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canary)
very pleased with yourself 扬扬得意；踌躇满志 She looked like a cat that’s got the cream. She was almost purring with pleasure. 她看起来像一只沾了奶油的猫。她高兴得几乎发出咕噜声。