foam

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ldoce_114_bfoam1 /fəʊm $ foʊm/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  1  DAIR (also foam rubber) a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture 泡沫橡胶，海绵橡胶 a foam mattress 海绵橡胶床垫 →5  See picture of froth 泡沫, shaving foam 剃须泡沫2  a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid 〔液体表面的〕泡沫 SYN froth The sea was covered in foam. 海面上泛着一层泡沫。3  DCBa substance which is like a very thick soft liquid with a lot of bubbles in it 泡沫（剂） Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze. 消防员还在利用水和灭火泡沫和大火搏斗。 shaving foam 剃须泡沫 —foamy adjective

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foam• foam packing material• The grypesh swam out after them, and there were battles fought there in a welter of blood and foam.• The fire extinguisher uses a chemical foam rather than water.• Uses Clinique cosmetics and Ortho contraceptive foam.• a dirty foam mattress• And I'd kiss her sniggers away; shaving foam on her face, in her hair.• There are still thousands of pieces of furniture in the second hand market containing the old-style foam.• White foam from the top of the waves left lines on the beach.

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foam2 verb [intransitive]  1  TDto produce foam 起泡沫 The green water splashed and foamed over the rocks. 碧绿的水花四溅，岩石上满是泡沫。2  be foaming at the mouth a) to have bubbles coming out of your mouth because you are very ill 〔因病重而〕口吐白沫 b) informal to be very angry 大发雷霆→ See Verb table

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foam• Beat the cream until it foams.• It was past splashing and foaming.• Below, the water foamed and whispered.• A big, foaming glass of... sulfur.• The combustion melts the pumice, the hot gases foam it up, and the hot foam fills the mould in seconds.• The violent foaming seas mesmerized them all.Origin foam1 Old English fam

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foam

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foam¹ /fəʊm $ foʊm/ noun [uncountable]1. (also foam rubber) a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture:
    a foam mattress
2. a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid
   SYN  froth:
    The sea was covered in foam.
3. a substance which is like a very thick soft liquid with a lot of bubbles in it:
    Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze.
    shaving foam
—foamy adjective

II

foam² verb [intransitive]
1. to produce foam:
    The green water splashed and foamed over the rocks.
2. be foaming at the mouth
  a. to have bubbles coming out of your mouth because you are very ill
  b. informal to be very angry