cream3 verb [transitiveT] 1 DFCto mix foods together until they become a thick soft mixture 把…搅成糊状 Cream the butter and sugar together. 把黄油和糖调成糊状。
2 BEAT/DEFEAT American EnglishAmE informal to easily defeat someone in a game, competition etc 彻底打败 We got creamed 45–6. 我们以 6 比 45 输得一塌糊涂。
3. to hit a ball very hard, for example in a game of tennis or cricket 〔网球、板球等中〕猛击 4. American EnglishAmE informal to hit someone very hard 痛击〔某人〕
5 cream somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v especially British EnglishBrE BESTto choose the best people or things from a group, especially so that you can use them for your own advantage 选取〔最佳的人或物〕 The best students are creamed off by the large companies. 最优秀的学生都被大公司挑走了。