Cream

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) the part of milk containing the butterfat.

(noun.) the best people or things in a group; 'the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War'.

(verb.) add cream to one's coffee, for example.

(verb.) put on cream, as on one's face or body; 'She creams her face every night'.

(verb.) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; 'We licked the other team on Sunday!'.

(verb.) make creamy by beating; 'Cream the butter'.

黛博拉编辑

• Do you put cayenne into your cream-tarts in India, sir? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• These experiments and these testimonies prove conclusively that this compound will preserve cream. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• He therefore concluded that the stored-up fat in the animal was then converted into cream, and that it was practicable, therefore, to convert beef fat into butter fat. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Try lower down, and pick those that have no thorns, said Amy, gathering three of the tiny cream-colored ones that starred the wall behind her. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• They all appear to be adhesive, and there is a distinct odour of lime-cream. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Laurie took Amy to drive, which was a deed of charity, for the sour cream seemed to have had a bad effect upon her temper. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It was a modern building, without distinctive character, but many-windowed, and pleasantly balconied up its wide cream-coloured front. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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