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词汇 Brylcreem
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Definition of Brylcreem in English:

Brylcreem

nounˈbrɪlkriːmˈbrɪlkrim
mass nountrademark
  • A cream used on men's hair to give it a smooth, shiny appearance.

    〈商标〉百利(男士发乳)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do you remember Brylcreem that men used to use for their hair?
    • He was horrified by the smoking, the alcohol consumed and the Brylcreem and the winkle-picker shoes they wore.
    • He could cut a fair style when he got home from a fair, new suit and dancing shoes, white shirt and the hair well groomed with Brylcreem and cleaned up to the last like a new baby.
    • There are also old issues of Reader's Digest which carried advertisements for cigarettes and Brylcreem.
    • As I was making my way through the sea of sequins and Brylcreem, I got an eerie feeling that something bad was about to happen.
    Synonyms
    oil, ointment, lotion, cream

Derivatives

  • Brylcreemed

  • adjective
    trademark
    • I remember seeing myself do this, all dressed up smartly - a white shirt with a wide tie in shiny, plum-coloured polyester - with my side parting neatly combed and Brylcreemed.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Adventures of Robin Hood was based on the familiar legend, though Robin was now a foppish, Brylcreemed matinee idol whose Lincoln greens appeared dry-cleaned despite his living rough in Sherwood Forest.
      • During the London heatwave of 1949, the Brylcreemed and debonair Derek Aylward was reprimanded by West End producer ‘Binkie’ Beaumont for wearing shorts and an open-necked shirt.
      • The old pavilion glistened flannel-white in the far corner, alongside the always-shaded football stand where only those in trilbies and suits were entitled to sit - with their befrocked ladies and their Brylcreemed sons.
      • With him it's just the name, which he took from his grandfather's favourite footballer, Alex James, the Brylcreemed and baggy-shorted Arsenal winger from the 1920s who was one of Scotland's Wembley Wizards.

Definition of Brylcreem in US English:

Brylcreem

nounˈbrɪlkrimˈbrilkrēm
trademark
  • A cream used on men's hair to give it a smooth, shiny appearance.

    〈商标〉百利(男士发乳)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He could cut a fair style when he got home from a fair, new suit and dancing shoes, white shirt and the hair well groomed with Brylcreem and cleaned up to the last like a new baby.
    • He was horrified by the smoking, the alcohol consumed and the Brylcreem and the winkle-picker shoes they wore.
    • Do you remember Brylcreem that men used to use for their hair?
    • There are also old issues of Reader's Digest which carried advertisements for cigarettes and Brylcreem.
    • As I was making my way through the sea of sequins and Brylcreem, I got an eerie feeling that something bad was about to happen.
    Synonyms
    oil, ointment, lotion, cream
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