cheese

noun

1. 干酪；奶酪
   a type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard and is usually white or yellow in colour; a particular type of this food
   1. Cheddar cheese
      切德干酪
   2. goat's cheese (= made from the milk of a goat )
      山羊奶酪（由山羊奶制成）
   3. a cheese sandwich/salad
      奶酪三明治 / 色拉
   4. a chunk/piece/slice of cheese
      一厚块 / 碎块 / 薄片奶酪
   5. a selection of French cheeses
      精选的法国奶酪
   6. a cheese knife (= a knife with a special curved blade with two points on the end, used for cutting and picking up pieces of cheese)
      干酪切刀
2. “茄子”（要求照相的人说的口形词）
   what you ask sb to say before you take their photograph

1. See also: ...bread and cheese. ...cheese sauce... He cut the mould off a piece of cheese. ...delicious French cheeses. cottage cheese cream cheese goat cheese macaroni cheese
2. PHRASE 大人物;要人;大亨
   Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese .
   1. He is a big cheese in the Art Fraud Squad.
      他是反艺术诈骗专案组的重要人物。
   2. ...big cheeses from the State Department.
      国务院来的大人物
3. (照相时)说“茄子”;笑一笑
   If someone tells you to say 'cheese' when they are taking your photograph, they are indicating that they want you to smile.
4. as different as chalk and cheese → see: chalk

1. Add the grated cheese to the sauce
   把磨碎的干酪加到调味汁里。
2. Have you got any cheese I can have with this bread?
   你有没有奶酪，我好就着面包一起吃？
3. He cut the mould off a piece of cheese.
   他把霉菌从奶酪上切掉。
4. He is a big cheese in the Art Fraud Squad.
   他是反艺术诈骗专案组的重要人物。
5. Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.
   烤点心时加一整块奶酪似乎太奢侈了。
6. Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine
   午餐很丰盛，有肉、蔬菜、奶酪、酸奶、水果，酒无限量供应。
7. The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.
   饮食很简单：奶酪、水、米饭、豆类。
8. There is nothing wrong with good old cauliflower cheese.
   这道令人喜爱的芝士菜花没有什么问题。
9. Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl.
   将干酪磨碎放进搅拌碗中。
10. We import an incredible amount of cheese from the Continent
    我们从欧洲大陆进口数量惊人的奶酪。
11. Grate some mature cheddar cheese.
    将一些已经酿熟的切达干酪磨碎。
12. This cheese has a soft, mild flavour.
    这种奶酪味道淡而不腻。
13. Jane did not eat cheese because it gives her nightmares.
    简没吃奶酪，因为那会让她做恶梦。
14. There are some traditional farmers left who still make cheese the old-fashioned way.
    还有一些传统的农场主仍旧在用老式的方法制作奶酪。
15. I'm not having children who don't like cheese. It's not on
    我可不要不爱吃奶酪的孩子，那可不行。
16. He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily.
    他拿出一大块奶酪，切下一片，匆忙吃了。
17. Someone allergic to milk is likely to react to cheese
    对牛奶过敏的人可能对奶酪也有不良反应。
18. This cheese is matured for at least 10 months producing a nutty, well rounded flavour.
    这块干酪至少酿制了10个月，带着坚果味，香味十足。
19. I was eating ham and Swiss cheese on rye.
    我正吃夹火腿和瑞士干酪的黑麦面包。
20. Spread the bread with the cheese.
    在面包上抹奶酪。
21. Cheese can be sprinkled on egg or vegetable dishes.
    奶酪可以撒在鸡蛋或蔬菜做的菜肴上。
22. You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese
    你总是可以代之以低脂肪的软奶酪。
23. If you don't take milk, cheese or yoghurt, other sources of calcium are important.
    你要是不喝鲜奶和酸奶，也不吃乳酪，那么其他的补钙来源就很重要了。
24. The pizza tastes delicious without any cheese at all.
    不加奶酪的比萨饼很好吃。
25. She offered Molly tidbits: a chicken drumstick, some cheese.
    她给了莫莉一些吃的：一根鸡腿下段和一些奶酪。
26. To top it all off one of the catering staff managed to slice their finger cutting cheese.
    这一切还嫌不够，一个承办酒席的服务人员竟然在切奶酪时割伤了手指。
27. She had no appetite, and merely toyed with the bread and cheese.
    她没有胃口，只是拨弄着面包和奶酪。
28. Stir the chopped chocolate, fruit and nuts into two-thirds of the cheese mixture.
    把切碎的巧克力、水果和坚果按2比1的比例与奶酪拌成混合物。
29. Remove rind from the cheese and work it to a firm paste, with a fork.
    将奶酪的外皮去掉，用叉子将其压成硬硬的膏状。
30. Maggots breed in cheese.
    蛆在乳酪里孳生。

n.

a big cheese

• 大人物；要员
  an important and powerful person, especially in an organization

chalk and cheese

• 截然不同；天渊之别
  if two people or things are like chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese , they are completely different from each other

hard cheese

• （常作反话）太不幸了，真够倒霉
  used as a way of saying that you are sorry about sth, usually ironically (= you really mean the opposite)

noun

1. a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

2. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers

   Synonym:    tall mallowhigh mallowcheeseflowerMalva sylvestris

verb

1. wind onto a cheese
   1. cheese the yarn

2. used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)
   1. Cheese it!