Word · Frequency #5341
Cheshire
/ˈtʃeʃə/
柴郡
a county in northwestern England
In use
I visited the historic county of Cheshire last summer.
Cheshire is known for its picturesque countryside and dairy products.
Many people move to Cheshire for its high quality of life.
in/from Cheshire
表示地点时，通常与介词连用。
She lives in Cheshire.
她住在柴郡。
Cheshire + noun
柴郡作定语修饰名词。
Cheshire cheese is famous.
柴郡奶酪很有名。
Connections
Collocations
- Cheshire Cat
- 柴郡猫
- The Cheshire Cat grinned and disappeared, leaving only its smile behind.柴郡猫咧嘴一笑然后消失了，只留下了它的笑容。
- Cheshire cheese
- 柴郡奶酪
- She bought some Cheshire cheese from the local market.她从当地市场买了一些柴郡奶酪。
- Cheshire smile
- 柴郡猫式的咧嘴笑
- He had a Cheshire smile on his face as he heard the good news.听到这个好消息时，他脸上露出了柴郡猫式的咧嘴笑。
- Cheshire County
- 柴郡
- Chester is the county town of Cheshire County.切斯特是柴郡的郡治。
Idioms & figurative uses
- grin like a Cheshire cat
- 咧着嘴笑（像柴郡猫一样）She grinned like a Cheshire cat when she heard the good news.听到好消息时，她像柴郡猫一样咧着嘴笑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
柴郡猫咧嘴笑的表情，'cheshire'发音类似'cheese'，把奶酪般的笑容印在脑海里。
Context & Register
地理名称；中性正式语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-shire' (Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire) all rhyme with Cheshire, ending in /ʃə/. Note that 'cheese' shares the initial /tʃ/ sound, and 'cherish' looks similar in spelling but ends with /ɪʃ/ not /ʃə/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.