| 词组 | cream |
| 释义 | cream Theme: OVERWHELM tr. to beat someone; to outscore someone.The other team creamed us, but we had better team spirit.We'll cream 'em next week. cream 1. noun 1 a bribe US, 1982. 2 a variety of hashish from the Parvatti Valley in Northern India UK, 2003. 3 money. Cash rules everything around me US, 1994 2. verb 1 to ejaculate; to secrete vaginal lubricants during sexual arousal US, 1915. 2 by extension, to gush with excitement US, 1948. 3 to defeat someone convincingly US, 1940. 4 to kill someone US, 1940. 5 to hit someone or something US, 1942. 6 to rob someone UK, 1998.► cream the ragto boast in an offensive manner. The mastubatory image is powerful US, 1971.► cream your jeanswhile dressed, to respond to a sexual stimulus by secreting fluids US, 1942.► get creamedto be knocked from your surfboard and pounded into the ocean, ocean bottom or pilings of a pier US, 1978 cream off 1. cream off sth • cream sth off BrE informal to take the profits from something or the best part of something for yourself, your company etc in a way that seems unfair or illegal: Most of the profits are creamed off by insider dealers. The suggested increase in tax would cream off a good deal of the extra money that people now have. Private bus companies just cream off the most profitable routes, leaving many people without a decent bus service.■ SIMILAR TO: skim off2. cream off sb • cream sb off to take the cleverest or most skilful people in a group away from the others, and treat them in a special way or give them special training: The more academic children were creamed off at the age of eleven and sent to grammar schools. We employ lots of people at junior management level, and then cream off the best for top management positions. peaches and cream1. Of skin (especially on the face), very fair, clear, and soft, especially with a rosy hue. Often hyphenated when used before a noun. I've heard that women in older times actually bathed with milk to maintain a peaches-and-cream complexion. 2. Of a situation, transpiring, progressing, or unfolding exceptionally easily or well. Our company had a bit of a rocky start, but everything's been peaches and cream for the last few months. cream in (one's) jeans1. To ejaculate in one's pants. 2. By extension, to become overly excited about something. Dude, I know you're hungry, but don't cream in your jeans, it's just a candy bar. the cream of the cropThe best of a particular group. We need to draft this player—he's definitely the cream of the crop. These delicious strawberries are the cream of the crop. like the cat that got the creamObviously smug and/or overly pleased with oneself. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that got the cream. like the cat that stole the creamObviously smug or overly pleased with oneself. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that stole the cream. cream in (one's) pantsvulgar slang To ejaculate in one's pants. cream (one's) pants1. vulgar slang Literally, to experience an orgasm in one's pants. 2. vulgar slang To be or become extremely sexually aroused. I creamed my pants when he came onto the stage with his shirt off. 3. vulgar slang By extension, to become overly excited about something. Dude, I know you're hungry, but don't cream your pants, it's just a candy bar. I'm creaming my pants at the thought of going to Paris this summer. cream (one's) jeans1. vulgar slang Literally, to experience an orgasm in one's pants. 2. vulgar slang To be or become very sexually aroused. I creamed my jeans when he came onto the stage with his shirt off. 3. vulgar slang By extension, to be overcome by excitement or delight. Dude, I know you're hungry, but don't cream your jeans. It's just a candy bar. I'm creaming my jeans at the thought of going to Paris this summer. cream puff1. Someone deemed to be weak and cowardly. That guy's a total cream puff—there's no way he'll show up to meet you in the boxing ring. 2. A used car that has been very well maintained. I wouldn't buy a used car unless it's a total cream puff. creamed1. Defeated in a very decisive manner. Oh man, we got creamed last night—the final score was 17-1. 2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really creamed! creamed foreskinsvulgar slang A military nickname for the dish creamed chipped beef. cream of the cropFig. the best of all. This particular car is the cream of the crop. These three students are very bright. They are the cream of the crop in their class. cream of the crop, theThe best or choicest of anything, as in The apples from this orchard are definitely the cream of the crop. The noun cream has been used to mean "the best" since the 16th century. The French equivalent of the present term, la crème de la crème ("the cream of the cream") was familiar in English by 1800. like the cat that got the creamBRITISH orlike the cat that ate the canaryAMERICANIf someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they look satisfied and happy with themselves because they have been successful or done something they are proud of. `Thanks a million,' he repeats, grinning like the cat that got the cream. Jules stands at one end, looking like the cat that ate the canary. the cream of the cropIf you talk about the cream of the crop, you mean the best people or things in a particular set or group. The first Midlands media degree show features the cream of the crop of this year's graduates in photography, film, and video. They are among the cream of the crop of emerging architects in Scotland. like the cat that's got (or who's stolen) the creamself-satisfied; having achieved your objective. informal, chiefly Britishthe cream of the cropthe very best of a particular type; the crème de la crème .cream your jeansexperience strong emotions of delight and excitement. informalThe expression is based on the idea of sexual excitement so overwhelmingly strong as to cause inadvertent emissions. peaches and cream(of a girl's complexion) of a cream colour with downy pink cheeks.like the ˌcat that got, stole, etc. the ˈcreamvery pleased or satisfied with yourself: Ever since she won that prize, she’s been like the cat that got the cream.the ˌcream of the ˈcropthe best people or things in a particular group: Only the cream of the crop of the year’s movies are nominated for an award. The cream of something is the best of a group or people or things. cream1. tv. to beat someone; to outscore someone. The other team creamed us, but we had better team spirit. 2. semen. (Usually objectionable.) His father found some cream in the john and went into a purple rage. 3. in. & tv. to ejaculate [semen]. (See cream (in) one’s pants.) He creamed right on the floor. 4. vaginal secretions. Now, that ought to bring on the cream! 5. to copulate [with] someone, usually a female. (Usually objectionable.) He acted like he wanted to cream her. cream (in) one’s pantsand cream one’s jeans in. [for a male] to ejaculate in his pants from excessive sexual excitement. (Usually objectionable.) She makes me want to cream my pants. The kid creamed his jeans in the nudie movie. cream one’s jeansverbSee cream in one’s pants cream one’s pantsverbSee cream in one’s pants cream puff1. n. a weakling; a wimp. Don’t be a cream puff all your life! Join a health club! 2. n. a used car that is in very good condition. This one is a real cream puff. Only driven to church by a little old lady. creamed1. mod. beaten; outscored. We were really creamed in that last game, and the coach is steamed. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Based on sense 1) I got myself creamed last night, didn’t I? creamed foreskins n. creamed chipped beef (served on toast). (Military. Usually objectionable.) Oh, boy! It’s creamed foreskins again tonight! cream (one's) jeans/panties Vulgar Slang To be excited or delighted about something. cream of the crop, theThe very best of all. Cream is, of course, the richest part of milk and rises to the top. It was transferred to mean the best of any collective entity by the seventeenth century. John Ray, for example, included “That’s the cream of the jest” in his collection of English proverbs (1678). The exact locution involving the best of the crop was no doubt adopted for its alliterative appeal. The French version, la crème de la crème, literally “the cream of the cream,” meaning the best of the best, was well known in English by 1800 or so and also is considered a cliché. It gained new impetus in Muriel Spark’s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, first made into a play, then a motion picture (1969), in which the schoolteacher-heroine assures her students that they will, under her tutelage, become the crème de la crème. |
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