cheese
/tʃiːz/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈiz] /tʃiːz/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈiz] /ˈchēz/ (ame, mw)
cheese — 名詞
- cheesesingular
- cheesesplural
1. a dairy food, sometimes also made from soy or nuts, that people eat fresh, slice
起司；乳酪
由乳汁或植物原料製成的凝固食物
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.
Ines 在上桌前把起司刨在熱義大利麵上。
collocation: grate cheese over pasta
Ari packed bread, apples, and cheese for the train ride home.
Ari 帶了麵包、蘋果和乳酪在回家火車上吃。
The cheese melted quickly on the burger under the grill.
那片起司在烤架下很快就在漢堡上融化了。
Yumi bought a strong blue cheese for the family picnic.
Yumi 為家庭野餐買了一塊味道濃的藍紋起司。
The cafe keeps plant-based cheese in the fridge for vegan sandwiches.
那家咖啡館把植物性起司放在冰箱裡做純素三明治。
- 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
大人物；要角
組織裡有分量的關鍵人物
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.
在市政廳一帶，大家都知道 Hugo 是那個大人物。
informal: the cheese = the important person
After the merger, Jenna became the big cheese in sales.
合併後，Jenna 成了業務部門的大人物。
phrase: big cheese
Ilan is no longer the cheese, so nobody waits for him.
Ilan 已經不是那個要角了，所以沒人等他。
The magazine called Reema the cheese behind the new hotel.
那本雜誌稱 Reema 是新飯店案背後的要角。
- 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
果糕
常以榲桲熬成、冷吃的甜果糕
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.
Eliska 在烤豬肉旁端上幾片榲桲果糕。
phrase: quince cheese
The farm shop wrapped the quince cheese in paper for us.
那家農場商店用紙把榲桲果糕包好給我們。
Tariq liked the quince cheese best when it was chilled.
Tariq 最喜歡冰過的榲桲果糕。
Jenna spread a thin layer of quince cheese onto warm toast.
Jenna 把薄薄一層榲桲果糕抹在溫熱的吐司上。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
快走；住手
喝令人立刻離開或停手
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!'
Jason 大喊：「快走，警衛正往走廊這邊來！」
imperative warning: Cheese it!
Ari hissed, 'Cheese it!' when the shop owner opened the door.
店主一開門，Ari 就低聲說：「住手！」
The boys heard police sirens and shouted, 'Cheese it, run!'
那些男孩一聽到警笛，就大喊：「快走，快跑！」
When the teacher looked up, Hugo muttered, 'Cheese it, stop talking.'
老師一抬頭，Hugo 就低聲說：「住手，別講了。」
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.