cream
gb/kɹˈim/ us/kɹˈim/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 3000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
entity
1
thick part of milk
The thick, rich part of milk that is used in food or drinks.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] puts cream in [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'cream' with 'milk' and use it interchangeably, though cream is thicker and richer.
คำพ้องความหมาย
dairy cream (Specifies it comes from milk, not plant sources.)
คำตรงข้าม
skim milk (Milk from which the cream has been removed.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
whipped cream
|pour cream
|fresh cream
|double cream
|single cream
หัวข้อ
food
|cooking
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She added a splash of cream to her coffee.
- The recipe calls for half a cup of heavy cream.
- Fresh strawberries with cream are a summer treat.
- Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks.
- He prefers cream instead of milk in his tea.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I put cream in my coffee.
- She buys fresh cream from the market.
- We need cream for the cake.
- The cream is in the fridge.
คำนาม
A2
entity
2
skin or hair lotion
A thick lotion you put on skin or hair to keep it healthy or make it look good.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] applies cream to [body part]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cream' with 'ointment' or 'lotion', not realizing the difference in texture and use.
คำพ้องความหมาย
lotion (Usually thinner in texture than cream.)
คำตรงข้าม
ointment (Usually greasier and used mainly for medical treatment.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
face cream
|hand cream
|moisturizing cream
|sunscreen cream
หัวข้อ
health
|beauty
|daily life
|body
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Apply this moisturizing cream twice a day.
- She uses a special hand cream in the winter.
- The doctor gave him an antiseptic cream for the cut.
- Face creams can help reduce dryness.
- Sunscreen creams protect your skin from UV rays.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I use face cream every morning.
- She puts hand cream on before bed.
- This cream helps my skin feel soft.
- The doctor gave me cream for my rash.
คำนาม
B2
entity
3
best or most skilled people
The best people or things in a group.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the cream of [group]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may take this meaning literally as dairy cream if they don't know it's figurative.
คำพ้องความหมาย
elite (More formal; often used for people with high social status.)
คำตรงข้าม
mediocrity (Refers to average or unremarkable quality.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cream of the crop
|the cream of society
หัวข้อ
people
|quality
|education
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The school attracts the cream of young scientists.
- These players are the cream of the crop in their sport.
- Only the cream of society attended the ball.
- He was considered among the cream of the literary world.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She is the cream of her class.
- He is the cream of the team.
- These students are the cream of the school.
คำกริยา
informal
B2
action
4
defeat easily and completely
To win against someone by a lot or very easily.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] creams [someone] at [activity]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with the cooking sense of 'cream', using it incorrectly in sports contexts.
คำพ้องความหมาย
crush (Common in sports; implies overwhelming victory.)
คำตรงข้าม
lose to (Means to be defeated by someone.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cream the opposition
|got creamed
หัวข้อ
sports
|competition
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Our team creamed them 5–0 in the final.
- He got creamed in yesterday’s chess match.
- They creamed their rivals in record time.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We creamed them in the game.
- They creamed the other team.
- He got creamed at tennis.
คำกริยา
B1
action
5
mix until smooth and light
To mix butter and sugar until it is soft and light.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] creams [ingredient] with [ingredient]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes think 'cream' here means adding dairy cream instead of mixing until smooth.
คำพ้องความหมาย
whip (Whipping can also introduce more air; not always interchangeable depending on recipe.)
คำตรงข้าม
fold in (A gentler mixing method that does not aim for fluffiness.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cream together butter and sugar
หัวข้อ
cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Cream the butter with the sugar until pale and fluffy.
- She creamed together margarine and honey for the frosting.
- The recipe says to cream eggs into the mixture.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- I will cream the butter first.
- She creamed sugar with butter.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
cream
IPA
GB/kɹˈim/
US/kɹˈim/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
cream (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (cream)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: cream
- Plural: cream, creams
Verb
- Base: cream
- 3rd Person Singular: creams
- Present Participle: creaming
- Past: creamed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
creams
noun
creaming
verb
creamed
verb
Core family
creamy
adjective B1
Related words
creamer
noun
creaminess
noun
Advanced or less common
creamery
noun
วลีและสำนวน
cream of the crop
1/kɹˈim əv ðə kɹˈɑp/
idiom
best in a group
The best people or things in a group.
ตัวอย่าง
- These students are truly the cream of the crop.
- This wine is the cream of the crop from last year’s harvest.
cream someone’s corn
1/kɹˈim sˈʌmwˌʌnz kˈɔɹn/
idiom
informal
annoy someone greatly
To make someone very annoyed or angry.
ตัวอย่าง
- It really creams my corn when people cut in line.
- That kind of behavior creams her corn every time.
get creamed
1/ɡˈɛt kɹˈimd/
idiom
informal
be beaten badly
To lose by a lot in a game or fight.
ตัวอย่าง
- We got creamed in last night’s match.
- They got creamed by their rivals.
rise to the top like cream
1/ɹˈaɪz tə ðə tˈɑp lˈaɪk kɹˈim/
idiom
best people succeed naturally
The best people or things will become successful without help, like cream rising in milk.
ตัวอย่าง
- She rose to the top like cream because of her talent.
- In any field, true skill will rise to the top like cream.