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cheerful CH* /'tfiafl; NAmE 'tjirfl/ adj.
1 happy,
and showing it by the way that you behave ; itj rk W ; tn ® ^ : You’re
not your usual
cheerful self today. (^4^4#®#!$ 0 a
cheerful,
hard-working
employee
M o a cheerful smile/voice ^ O note
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giving you a feeling of happiness 4* Alt'llW:
a bright,
cheerjiil
restaurant Bjj ^A1$Ht£
0
walls painted in cheerful (= light and bright) colours
Wifioa chatty, cheerful letter —►
cheerfully
/-fali/ adv.:
to laugh/nod/whistle
cheerfully / A A /
R£ P 0
1
could cheerfully have killed him when he
said that (= I would have liked to), fife if H ^
}E fife ^ 7» b She cheerfully admitted that she had no
experience at all (= she wasn’t afraid to do so). Mi
cheer-ful ness noun [U]
cheerio /.tjiari'au; NAmE .tjiri'ou/ exclamation (BrE,
informal) goodbye # JE: Cheerio! I’ll see you later. #
iE! E^JEo
cheer-lead-er /'tjialiida^); NAmE 'tjirl-/ noun 1 (in the
i PA fin ) 2 a person who supports a
particular politician, idea, or
way of doing sth ( 2ft
mm.
cheer-less /'tjialas; NAmE ‘tjirl-/ adj. {formal) (of a place, etc. fife/f^f) without warmth or colour
so it makes you feel depressed K 4 Bf ; Pfi fifl Ifi H771 gloomy : a dark and cheerless room MBf cheers /tjiaz; NAmE tjirz/ exclamation 1 a word that people say to each other as they lift up
their glasses to drink ( ) 4# 2 {BrE,
informal) goodbye AJE:
Cheers then. See you later, r- T 0
H iE ! 3 {BrE,
informal) thank you iftitf
cheery /'tjiari; AMmf 'tjiri/
ad/, (cheer-ier,
cheeri-est) {informal) (of a person or their
behaviour A I& fj A) happy and cheerful [#JAfft; a cheery
remark/smile/wave b He ie/t with
a cheery ‘Seeyou again soon’. fifeitJAitfeiftT^ “#MA-0 # JE f!l (ft
” ft ft 7 o o note at cheerful ► cheer-ily adv.
cheese 0-w /tjiiz/ noun
1
[U, C] 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 f Wi : Cheddar cheese
feUfSAiift b goat’s cheese {- made from the milk of
a goat) Oj^^SM&liJ^MJj®) 0 a cheese sandwich/salad MS&Hfn / fife b a chunk/
piece/slice of cheese -jf.±£ / $? All it #5 fi& b a selection
of French cheeses f# III #5 b a cheese
knife
(= a knife with a special curved blade with two points
on the end, used for cutting and picking up pieces of cheese) f- jS& iE 73 — picture o cutlery — see also American cheese, blue cheese, cauliflower
cheese,
COTTAGE CHEESE, CREAM CHEESE, MACARONI CHEESE
2
cheese! what you ask sb to say
before you take their
photograph )
fTiTTCl see big adj., chalk n., hard adj.
cheese-board /'tji:zba:d; NAmE -boird/ noun 1 a board that is used
to cut cheese on f iijli 2 a variety of cheeses that are served at the end of a
meal ( miTAltt ) fill
cheeseburger /'tji:zb3iga(r); NAmE -b3irg-/ noun a hamburger with a slice of cheese on top
of the meat
ab
cheese-cake /‘tjiizkeik/ noun [C, U] a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from a soft mixture of cream cheese, sugar, eggs, etc. on a
base of cake or crushed biscuits/ cookies, sometimes with fruit on top ( 4 SI
A ) : a strawberry
cheesecake 3pL##5B&S$|bIs
there any cheesecake left?
cheese-cloth /'tJi:zklD0; NAmE -klo:0/ noun [U] a type of loose cotton cloth used
especially for making shirts
.cheesed 'off adj. [not before noun] ~ (with/about sb/sth) {BrE, informal) annoyed or bored )AM;
Af#; Mil® 'cheese-paring adj. {disapproving) not liking to
spend money &# #J ; 4 If it $5 61) EH2 mean ► 'cheeseparing noun [U]
.cheese 'straw noun {BrE) a stick of pastry with cheese in it, eaten as a snack
cheesy /'tjirzi/ adj. 1 {informal) of low quality and
without style £ M 4 ; US (&
tacky : an incredibly cheesy
love song — if ^ 2 (of a smile done
in an exaggerated, and probably not sincere way Mi M (Ik (ft : She had
a cheesy grin on
her face. Mj®fifififeik43£7^^o 3 smelling or
tasting of cheese 4 chee tah /'tjiita/ noun a wild animal of the cat family, with
black spots, that runs very fast Jlffi chef /Jef/ noun a professional
cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel, etc. M!frp; (
tt, mm) m mm#
chef-d’oeuvre /Jei 'd3:vr9; NAmE also 'durvro/ noun {pi. chefs-d’oeuvre /Jei 'd3:vr9; NAmE also ’duivra/) (from French, formal) a very good piece
of work, especially the best work by a particular artist, writer, etc.
MASTERPIECE
.chef’s 'salad (also .chef 'salad) noun {NAmE) a large salad consisting of lettuce, tomato and other vegetables
with slices of cheese and meat such as chicken or ham on top A®ffe$ (
.Chelsea 'bun noun {BrE) a small round cake
containing dried fruit W
chem ical o-w /'kemikl/ adj., noun ■ adj. 1 connected with
chemistry
a chemical element it0
the chemical industry it^-X± 2 produced by or
using processes which involve changes to atoms or molecules fftit^ Aferfe!] if chemical reactions/processes it
► chem-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: The raw sewage is
chemically treated. it¥&mo
mnoun a substance
obtained by or used in a chemical process it¥M&; it¥&
.chemical engineering noun [u] the study of the design and use of
machines in industrial chemical processes ► .chemical engi'neer noun
.chemical 'warfare noun [u] the use of poisonous gases and
chemicals as weapons in a war .chemical
'weapon noun a weapon that uses
poisonous gases and chemicals to kill and injure people — compare biological weapon che-min de fer /Ja.mae da 'fea(r); NAmE 'fer/ noun [U] a card game which is a form of baccarat ~ W
chemise /Ja'miiz/ noun a loose dress or piece of women’s underwear chem ist /'kemist/ noun
1 (also dispensing chemist) (both BrE) {NAmE drug-gist) a person whose job is to prepare and sell
medicines, and who works in a shop MMW ’■> —
compare
pharmacist 2 chemist’s (pi. chem-ists) (BrE) a shop/ store that sells medicines and
usually also soap, make-up, etc. )
MJh: You can obtain the product from all good
chemists. ifcnljk&fkMJ^£!lHfio
0 Take
this prescription to the chemist’s. 0 I’ll
get it at
the chemist’s. ❖ a chemist’s/chemist
shop
M & —see also drugstore —compare pharmacy(I) 3 a scientist who studies chemistry it¥M: a research
chemist mwnxmit¥% chem is try o-w /'kemistri/ noun [u]
1 the scientific study
of the structure of substances,