cream

US: /ˈkɹim/

UK: /kɹˈiːm/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

cream /kri:m/
  • danh từ
    • kem (lấy từ sữa)
    • kem (que, cốc)
    • kem (để bôi)
    • kem (đánh giầy)
    • tinh hoa, tinh tuý, phần tốt nhất, phần hay nhất
      • the cream of society: tinh hoa của xã hội
      • the cream of the story: phần hay nhất của câu chuyện
    • màu kem
    • ngoại động từ
      • gạn lấy kem (ở sữa); gạn lấy phần tốt nhất
      • cho kem (vào cà phê...)
      • làm cho nổi kem, làm cho nổi váng
      • thoa kem (lên mặt)
      • nội động từ
        • nổi kem (sữa), nổi váng

      Advanced English dictionary

      noun, adjective, verb
      + noun
      1 [U] the thick pale yellowish-white FATTY liquid that rises to the top of milk, used in cooking or as a type of sauce to put on fruit, etc: strawberries and cream + Would you like milk or cream in your coffee? + fresh / whipped cream + (BrE) cream cakes (= containing cream) + (BrE) double / single (= thick / thin cream)
      See also - BUTTERCREAM, CLOTTED CREAM, ICE CREAM, SALAD CREAM, SOUR CREAM, WHIPPING CREAM
      2 [C] (in compounds) a sweet/candy that has a soft substance like cream inside: a chocolate / peppermint cream
      3 [U, C] 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: hand / moisturizing cream + antiseptic cream + a cream cleaner
      See also - COLD CREAM, FACE CREAM, SHAVING CREAM
      4 [U] a pale yellowish-white colour: Do you have this blouse in cream?
      5 the ~ of sth the best people or things in a particular group: the cream of New York society + the cream of the crop of this season's movies
      Idioms see CAT
      + adjective
      pale yellowish-white in colour: a cream linen suit
      + verb [VN]
      1 to mix things together into a soft smooth mixture: Cream the butter and sugar together.
      2 (AmE, informal) to completely defeat sb: We got creamed in the first round.
      Phrasal Verbs: cream sb/sth<->off to take sth away, usually the best people or things or an amount of money, in order to get an advantage for yourself: The best students were creamed off by the grammar schools.

      Collocation

      1 fatty part of milk

      ADJ.

      clotted, thick, whipped | double, single | fresh | sour/soured | pouring, whipping

      QUANT.

      dollop
      She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie.

      VERB + CREAM

      beat, whip, whisk
      Whisk the cream and icing sugar together.
      | fill sth with, serve sth with, top sth with
      Fill the meringues with whipped cream.

      CREAM + VERB

      go off
      This cream's gone off!

      CREAM + NOUN

      bun, cake, cheese, sauce | tea
      (= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream)

      PHRASES

      and/with cream
      We had strawberries and cream for pudding. > Special page at FOOD

      2 substance that you rub into your skin

      ADJ.

      face, hand | day, night
      She was massaging night cream into her face and neck.
      | antiseptic, barrier, cleansing, shaving, sun

      VERB + CREAM

      apply, massage, put on
      Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.


      Concise dictionary

      creams|creamed|creamingkriːm
      noun
      +the best people or things in a group
      +the part of milk containing the butterfat
      +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
      verb
      +make creamy by beating
      +beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
      +put on cream, as on one's face or body
      +remove from the surface
      +add cream to one's coffee, for example

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