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cheesy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chees·y /ˈtʃizi/ adjective  1 tasting like cheese or containing cheese 干酪味的;含干酪的 cheesy sauces 干酪味调味酱2 informal cheap and not of good quality 劣质的,蹩脚的,廉价的 a cheesy soap opera 粗陋的肥皂剧3 informal not sincere 不诚恳的,虚伪的 a cheesy grin 虚伪的咧嘴一笑
Examples from the Corpus
cheesyThe idea of calling some random guy I met in a bar makes me feel cheesy!Eighteen milk bottles on the mantelpiece, some with milky smears and doubtless smelling cheesy.I am not a bar pick-up kind of person, and I usually find the whole scene pretty cheesy.The result was a sweaty medley, harsh and brittle on the surface, but cheesy and rotten underneath.We went to some cheesy bar in Baltimore.The enchiladas are extra cheesy but not greasy.Politicians and their cheesy grins may come and go.the cheesy music played in elevatorsNot a cheesy one that mentions their names, but they're the people I miss.Ear infections with a bloody, purulent, cheesy smelling discharge and sticking pains.Hawthorn buds are bursting everywhere: vivid leaf bunches with a crunchy, cheesy taste.
chees·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
tasting or like containing Corpus cheese cheese


cheesy
cheesy /ˈtʃizi/ adjective
1. tasting like cheese or containing cheese:
    cheesy sauces
2. informal cheap and not of good quality:
    a cheesy soap opera
3. informal not sincere:
    a cheesy grin


cheesyBrE /ˈtʃiːzi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃiːzi/ 🔊 adjective (chees·ier, cheesi·est) (informal) not very good or original, and without style, in a way that is embarrassing but amusing 拙劣可笑的;令人尴尬发笑的a cheesy horror movie拙劣可笑的恐怖片(informal) too emotional or romantic, in a way that is embarrassing 过于多愁善感的a cheesy love song伤感的情歌(of a smile 笑容) done in an exaggerated and probably not sincere way 刻意的;做作的She had a cheesy grin on her face. 她勉强虚伪地龇牙笑了一笑。🔊🔊smelling or tasting of cheese 干酪气味的;干酪味道的