含义: absolute increase

[經] 絕對增長數

crea 成语

cream of the crop

best of a group, the top choice The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

cream you

hit you, knock you down, knock you flat If Jon discovers you lied to him, he'll cream you. He'll hit you.

peaches-and-cream

beautiful skin, clear complexion This new lotion will give you a peaches-and-cream complexion.

CREAM

1. to ejaculate; to cream oneself implies great sexual excitement, but is often said only figuratively
2. Cash Rules Everything Around Me
3. money

cream crackered

knackered, tired out, exhausted; rhyming slang

cream your jeans

to be very excited, so much so that one figuratively ejaculates. Not always necessarily sexual excitement:"God, she's gorgeous. I think I've just creamed my pants"

crease

the anus

crease up

to laugh heartily

on the increase

increasing在增加
Crime in big cities is on the increase．大城市的犯罪率在上升。
The demand for consumer goods is ever on the increase．对消费品的需求日益增长。

scream bloody murder

Idiom(s): scream bloody murder

Theme: COMPLAINT

to complain bitterly; to complain unduly. (Slang.)
• When we put him in an office without a window, he screamed bloody murder.
• There is something wrong next door. Everyone is screaming bloody murder.

creature comforts

Idiom(s): creature comforts

Theme: COMFORT

things that make people comfortable.
• The hotel room was sparse, but all the creature comforts were there.
• The entire country of Adonia seemed to lack the expected creature comforts.

create an uproar

Idiom(s): create an uproar AND make an uproar

Theme: DISTURBANCE

to cause an outburst or sensation. (Especially with such.)
• The dog got into church and made an uproar.
• Her poodle created an uproar in the restaurant.
• Why did you make such an uproar?

create a stink

Idiom(s): create a stink (about something) AND make a stink (about something); raise a stink (about something)

Theme: ARGUMENT

to make a major issue out of something; to make much over something; to make a lot of complaints and criticisms about something.(Slang.)
• Tom created a stink about Bob's remarks.
• Why did he make a stink about that?
• Tom is always trying to raise a stink.

create a scene

Idiom(s): make a scene AND create a scene

Theme: OSTENTATION

to make a public display or disturbance.
• When John found a fly in his drink, he started to create a scene.
• Oh, John, please don't make a scene. Just forget about it.

Cream rises to the top

A good person or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top.

Like a cat that got the cream

If someone looks very pleased with themselves and happy, they look like a cat that got the cream.

Scream blue murder

If someone shouts very loudly in anger, or fear, they scream blue murder.

like the cat that's got the cream

look very pleased with yourself: "He looks like the cat that's got the cream!"

cream of the crop|cream|crop

n. phr. The best of a group; the top choice. May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop. The students had drawn many good pictures and the teacher chose the cream of the crop to hang up when the parents came to visit.

creature of habit|creature|habit

n. phr. A person who does things out of habit rather than by thought. Our boss is a creature of habit, so let us not confuse him with too many new ideas.

scream bloody murder|bloody|murder|scream

v. phr., informal To yell or protest as strongly as one can. When the thief grabbed her purse, the woman screamed bloody murder. When the city doubled property taxes, home owners screamed bloody murder.

vanishing cream|cream|vanishing

n. A cosmetic cream for the skin that is used chiefly before face powder. Mrs. Jones spread vanishing cream on her face before applying her face powder.

cream of the crop, the

cream of the crop, the
The 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.

creation

creation
the Creation
Theol. God's creating of the world

creator

creator
the Creator
God; the Supreme Being

creature

creature
the creature
whiskey or other intoxicating liquor: humorous usage

creature comfort

creature comfort
Something that contributes to physical comfort, such as food, clothing, or housing. For example, Dean always stayed in the best hotels; he valued his creature comforts. This idiom was first recorded in 1659.

decrease

decrease
on the decrease
decreasing

in creation

in creation
see under on earth.

increase

increase
on the increase
increasing