- [uncountable, countable]
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 干酪；奶酪 
Cheddar cheese 切达干酪 - (British English)
goat’s cheese (= made from the milk of a goat) 山羊奶酪（由山羊奶制成） a cheese sandwich 奶酪三明治 a piece/slice/block of cheese 一块/一片/一块奶酪 I had cheese on toast (= toasted bread covered in melted cheese) for lunch. 我午餐吃了烤面包加奶酪。 a selection of French cheeses 精选的法国奶酪 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) 干酪刀 a snack of bread and cheese 面包和奶酪点心 a wedge/hunk/chunk of cheese 一块楔形/大块/大块奶酪 a cheese sauce/salad 奶酪酱/沙拉
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda1Cut the cheese into cubes. 把奶酪切成丁。 Sprinkle the cheese over the beans. 把奶酪撒在豆子上面。 Sprinkle the potatoes with grated cheese and grill for a few minutes. 将磨碎的奶酪撒在土豆上，然后烤上几分钟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard
- soft
- sharp
- …
- chunk
- hunk
- lump
- …
- make
- cut
- grate
- …
- fondue
- omelette
- roll
- …
- bread and cheese
- cheese and biscuits
- cheese and crackers
- …
- cheese!
what you ask somebody to say before you take their photograph “茄子”（要求照相的人说的口形词）
Word OriginOld English cēse, cȳse, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaas and German Käse; from Latin caseus.
Idioms
a big cheese
- (informal, humorous)
an important and powerful person, especially in an organization 大人物；要员
chalk and cheese
- (British English)
if two people or things are like chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other 截然不同；天渊之别 Frank and I will never get along. We’re chalk and cheese. 弗兰克和我永远也合不来。我们是粉笔加奶酪。
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
hard cheese
- (British English, informal)
used as a way of saying that you are sorry about something, usually ironically (= you really mean the opposite) （常作反话）太不幸了，真够倒霉