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单词 cheese
释义

cheese

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈchēz How to pronounce cheese (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey
b
: an often cylindrical cake of this food
2
: something resembling cheese in shape or consistency
3
: something cheap or shabby : cheesy material
cinematic cheese

cheese

2 of 3

verb

cheesed; cheesing

transitive verb

: to put an end to : stop

cheese

3 of 3

noun (2)

slang
: someone important
Phrases
cheese it
used in the imperative as a warning of danger
cheese it, the cops

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • crapola [slang]
  • dreck
  • drek
  • junk
  • muck
  • rubbish
  • sleaze
  • slop
  • slush
  • trash
  • tripe
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese

Verb

origin unknown

Noun (2)

perhaps from Hindi cīz & Urdu chīz thing, from Persian chīz

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

circa 1811, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1920, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cheese

noun

ˈchēz How to pronounce cheese (audio)
: the curd of milk pressed for use as food

cheese

noun

as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth you wouldn't believe the cheese that the movie studio puts out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • junk
  • rubbish
  • lemon
  • trash
  • tripe
  • camp
  • muck
  • bomb
  • dreck
  • turkey
  • sleaze
  • slop
  • drek
  • slush
  • nonsense
  • crapola
  • kitsch
  • mess
  • stinker
  • claptrap
  • clinker
  • humbug
  • clunker
  • dud
  • shambles
  • muddle
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