cheese

cheese1
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a food made from the pressed curds of milk, firm and elastic or soft and semi-liquid in texture
    干酪,乳酪,奶酪
    grated cheese.
    碎干酪。
    [as modifier]a cheese sandwich.
    奶酪三明治。
    [count noun]a cow's milk cheese.
    一种牛乳干酪。
    ■[count noun]a complete cake of such food with its rind
    带皮的乳酪块
    ■[with modifier](Brit.)a conserve having the consistency of soft cheese
    (英)(黏稠度像乳酪的)膏,酱
    lemon cheese.
    柠檬酱。
    ■[count noun]a round flat object resembling a complete cake of cheese, such as the heavy flat wooden disc used in skittles and other games
    原装乳酪样的扁圆物(如九柱戏等游戏中使用的木圆盘)
  2. (informal)the quality of being too obviously sentimental
    (非正式)过分的温情
    the conversations tend too far towards cheese.
    交谈变得过分温情了。
常用词组
hard cheese
  1. (Brit. informal)used to express sympathy over a petty matter
    (英,非正式)[用于对小事表达同情]倒霉,不幸
say cheese
  1. said by a photographer to encourage the subject to smile
    (摄影者鼓励被拍者笑时说的)笑一笑
语源
  1. Old English cēse, cȳse, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaas and German Käse; from Latin caseus

cheese2
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be cheesed off)(Brit. informal)exasperate, frustrate, or bore (someone)
    (英,非正式)激怒;使沮丧;使厌烦
    I got a bit cheesed off with the movie.
    这部电影让我感到有点厌烦。
常用词组
cheese it!
  1. (Brit archaic)used to urge someone to stop doing something
    (英,古)停!
  2. (dated)used to urge someone to make a hasty departure from somewhere
    (旧)快走
    Cheese it, here comes Mr Madigan!.
    快走,麦迪根先生来啦!。
语源
  1. early 19th cent. (in sense 1 ofcheese it): of unknown origin
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