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cream off

英 [kriːm ɒf]

美 [kriːm ɔːf]

选取(精英); 提取(精华); 取走(一大笔钱)

化学

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 选取(精英);提取(精华)
    Tocream offpart of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others.
    1. The private schools cream off many of the best pupils.
      私立学校招走了很多优秀的学生。
  • PHRASAL VERB 取走(一大笔钱)
    If a person or organizationcreams offa large amount of money, they take it and use it for themselves.
    1. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms...
      这意味着在贷款业务剧增时小银行能够获得大笔利润。
    2. Funds raised through selling these magazines are creamed off to support armed violence.
      通过出售这些杂志筹集到的资金现在被用来支持武装暴乱。

英英释义

verb

双语例句

  • She scrubbed the cold cream off her face with a tissue.
    她用化妆纸擦去脸上的冷霜。
  • Essex resident Milton McKenzie said: "How can we have a situation where we have people out of work and the bankers just cream it off, helped by the government?"
    埃塞克斯的居民米尔顿•梅克肯契说:“我们怎么能接受这样一个局面,一边是大量失业的人们,另一边却是得到政府支援、从社会牟取最大利益的银行家?”
  • Cream cleansers are totally off limits for oily skin.
    油性皮肤不能使用洁面霜。
  • A large meringue is heaped all over the ice cream, sealing it off from oven heat.
    把厚厚的一层蛋白酥皮浇在冰淇淋上面,使之与烤箱中的温度隔绝。
  • I was hence allowing'the cream of my subject'to be skimmed off.
    我这等于让人把“我的题目中的精华”撇了去。
  • Their policy would be to cream off the brightest children and put them in separate schools.
    他们的政策是挑出最聪明的孩子,并把他们送进专门的学校里。
  • The private bus companies will cream off the most profitable routes from the state-run bus service.
    私营的公车公司将会从国营的公车公司中精挑最有利润的路线。
  • Funds raised through selling these magazines are creamed off to support armed violence.
    通过出售这些杂志筹集到的资金现在被用来支持武装暴乱。
  • They believe these findings could pave the way for a cream which "switches off" wrinkles, doing away with the perceived need for collagen injections or plastic surgery.
    研究人员认为这些新发现可为“去皱霜”的研制开辟新道路,同时打消人们注射胶原蛋白、做整形手术的念头。
  • Unlike most baseball-playing countries, Cuba has no professional league to cream off its top talent, and hostile relations with Washington keep its elite from migrating to the U.
    古巴与大部分棒球国家不同,它没有职业棒球联盟,所以不愁顶尖高手被挖角。