creamery

/ˈkriːməri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkriːməri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkre-mə-rē ˈkrēm-rē/ (ame, mw)

creamery — 名詞

  • creamerysingular
  • creameriesplural

1. a small factory or shop where milk is turned into foods such as butter, cheese,

1.名詞B2
釋義

乳製品廠；乳品店

生產或銷售乳製品的場所

a small factory or shop where milk is turned into foods such as butter, cheese, and cream, or where these products are sold to customers

例句

The old creamery on River Road still makes butter using the same equipment from 1920.

River Road 那家老字號乳製品廠至今仍用 1920 年的設備製作奶油。

Local dairy farmers transport their milk to the creamery every morning before the sun rises.

本地酪農每天天還沒亮就把牛奶運到乳製品廠。

collocation: transport milk to the creamery

同義詞
  • dairy

    broader term — a dairy can be a farm that keeps cows, or a company that processes milk; 'creamery' specifically suggests a facility that makes butter and cheese from cream

  • butter factory

    more specific — emphasises butter production; less common as a general term for a place selling all dairy products

文法句型

a creamery

the creamery

creameries (plural)

常見錯誤

❌I bought milk at the creamery.
✅I bought milk at the dairy.
💡'Creamery' usually refers to a place that makes butter and cheese, not a shop that sells general milk; for everyday milk shopping, 'dairy' or 'supermarket' is more natural.