cheese S2 W3 / tʃiz / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

1 a solid food made from milk, which is usually yellow or white in colour, and can be soft or hard :

half a kilo of cheese

a cheese sandwich

Sprinkle with the grated cheese.

a selection of English cheeses

piece/bit/slice/lump etc of cheese

cow’s/goat’s/sheep’s cheese (= from the milk of a cow etc )

2 (say) cheese! spoken used to tell people to smile when you are going to take their photograph

→ big cheese , → chalk and cheese at chalk 1 ( 3 )

COLLOCATIONS

短语

a piece/bit of cheese Would you like a piece of cheese?

a slice of cheese Sue cut six thin slices of cheese.

a lump/hunk of cheese (= a large piece ) We just had bread and a hunk of cheese for lunch.

a wedge of cheese (= a piece which is thin at one end and thick at the other ) I bought a half pound wedge of cheese.

bread and cheese Lunch was bread and cheese.

cheese and biscuits After the meal we had coffee with cheese and biscuits.

cheese on toast (= melted cheese on toast ) Would you like some cheese on toast?

形容词

strong This is one of the strongest French cheeses.

mild (= without a strong taste ) The cheese is mild and creamy.

hard cheese Use a hard cheese such as Cheddar for grating.

soft cheese (= that you can spread ) Camembert is my favourite soft cheese.

grated cheese (= that has been cut into many small pieces using a special tool ) Cover the vegetables with the grated cheese.

melted cheese Nachos are good with melted cheese.

goat’s cheese (= made from goat’s milk )

cream cheese (= a type of soft smooth white cheese )

cottage cheese (= a type of soft white cheese with small lumps in it )

blue cheese (= a type of cheese with blue lines in it and a strong taste )

processed cheese (= with substances added to preserve it )

动词

grate cheese (= cut it into many small pieces using a special tool ) Would you grate some cheese for me?

sprinkle cheese over/on something (= put small pieces of cheese over/on something ) Sprinkle the cheese over the top.

top something with cheese (= put cheese on top of something ) Top the potatoes with grated cheese.

cheese + NOUN

a cheese sandwich I’ll make you a cheese sandwich.

a cheese omelette Lunch was a cheese omelette with salad.

(a) cheese sauce I made a cheese sauce to go with the pasta.