释义
[ cheez -keyk ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtʃizˌkeɪk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Also cheese cake . a cake having a firm custardlike texture, made with cream cheese, cottage cheese, or both, and sometimes topped with a jamlike fruit mixture.
Informal .Also called leg art. photographs featuring scantily clothed attractive women.
Origin of cheesecake 1400–50; 1930–35, for def. 2 ; late Middle English chese kake; see cheese1 , cake
Words nearby cheesecake cheery, cheese, cheeseboard, cheesebox seat, cheeseburger, cheesecake , cheesecloth, cheese cutter, cheesed, cheesed off, cheese eater
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Example sentences from the Web for cheesecake The heyday of cheesecake photos has cycled back around and is again en mode.
The Queen of the Playboy Centerfolds | Nina Strochlic| May 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Cheesecake photos of Ann Coulter abound, and everywhere you look the NRA is urging you to “Stand and Fight!”
CPAC: Come for the Crazy, Stay for the Party | Michelle Cottle| March 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Republicans all waited to eat their cheesecake while diligently devouring their greens.
Comedy of Errors at the Republicans’ March on Washington Celebration | Ben Jacobs| August 27, 2013| DAILY BEAST
I guess because people at the Cheesecake Factory just like to sit there and sit there after consuming those 5,000-calorie meals.
Are You a Restaurant Lingerer? | Michael Tomasky| March 28, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Well, in one sense, any person is “free” to eat as much Snickers-bar cheesecake as he likes.
The Freedom to Be Fat? The Politics of Movie Popcorn, Obama, and the FDA | Michael Tomasky| April 8, 2012| DAILY BEAST
When at last he could open his lips, he said, 'Will you have a cheesecake ?'
The Doll and Her Friends | Unknown
Master Naylor's mouth was full of cheesecake , but he nodded to show his consent.
Under Padlock and Seal | Charles Harold Avery
We wanted mamma to have one cheesecake and Haddie and I to divide the other between us.
The Carved Lions | Mrs. Molesworth
The softest of the cheesecake is left in the platter when the crust is eaten.
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare | Walter Savage Landor
Her costume was no feminine fluff; cheesecake , of which she presumably didn't have much, was not on display, either.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
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British Dictionary definitions for cheesecake noun a rich tart with a biscuit base, filled with a mixture of cream cheese, cream, sugar, and often sultanas, sometimes having a fruit topping
slang women displayed for their sex appeal, as in photographs in magazines, newspapers, or films Compare beefcake
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