cheese
/tʃiːz/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈiz] /tʃiːz/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈiz] /ˈchēz/ (ame, mw)
cheese — noun
- cheesesingular
- cheesesplural
1. a dairy food, sometimes also made from soy or nuts, that people eat fresh, slice
a dairy food, sometimes also made from soy or nuts, that people eat fresh, sliced, melted, or cooked into other dishes
Ines grated cheese over the hot pasta before serving dinner.
collocation: grate cheese over pasta
Ari packed bread, apples, and cheese for the train ride home.
The cheese melted quickly on the burger under the grill.
Yumi bought a strong blue cheese for the family picnic.
The cafe keeps plant-based cheese in the fridge for vegan sandwiches.
- fromage
rare, playful, or menu-style word for cheese
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the food in general. Use a countable form for types or servings, such as 'French cheeses' or 'two cheeses on the board'.
常見錯誤
2. a person with a lot of influence in a company or group, whose opinion can strong
a person with a lot of influence in a company or group, whose opinion can strongly affect decisions
Around city hall, everyone knew Hugo was the cheese.
informal: the cheese = the important person
After the merger, Jenna became the big cheese in sales.
phrase: big cheese
Ilan is no longer the cheese, so nobody waits for him.
The magazine called Reema the cheese behind the new hotel.
- nobody
informal opposite for a person with no influence
- junior staffer
someone low in an organization's hierarchy
用法筆記
Informal and somewhat old-fashioned. It often appears with 'the' and is especially common in the phrase 'big cheese' for the person at the top.
3. a dense sweet fruit paste, usually made from quince, that people slice and serve
a dense sweet fruit paste, usually made from quince, that people slice and serve cold beside meat or cheese
Eliska served slices of quince cheese beside the roast pork.
phrase: quince cheese
The farm shop wrapped the quince cheese in paper for us.
Tariq liked the quince cheese best when it was chilled.
Jenna spread a thin layer of quince cheese onto warm toast.
- quince paste
the more direct and more common name for the same food
- membrillo
Spanish menu word for the quince version
用法筆記
Chiefly British in food writing. It usually appears as 'quince cheese' and refers to a sweet fruit paste, not to dairy cheese.
cheese — verb
- cheesepresent simple I / you / we / they
- cheeses3rd person singular
- cheesing-ing form
- cheesedpast simple
1. used as a sharp order telling someone to stop at once or leave quickly before tr
used as a sharp order telling someone to stop at once or leave quickly before trouble reaches them
Jason yelled, 'Cheese it, the guard is coming down the hall!'
imperative warning: Cheese it!
Ari hissed, 'Cheese it!' when the shop owner opened the door.
The boys heard police sirens and shouted, 'Cheese it, run!'
When the teacher looked up, Hugo muttered, 'Cheese it, stop talking.'
文法句型
Cheese it!
用法筆記
Almost only used in direct speech as a shouted warning. Speakers use it when they want others to stop or leave before they get caught.