take the best of a group of people or things, especially in a way that is considered unfair（尤指用不公平手段）挑选精英；提取精华
英语六级真题
In America, people are faced with more and more decisions every day, whether it's picking one of thirty-one ice cream flavors, or deciding whether and when to get married.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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(用于烹饪或放于水果或甜点上的)奶油，乳脂
Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
Cream is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind.