cheshire

cheshire — noun

1. a region in northwest England that is one of the country's historic counties, wi

1.名詞
釋義

a region in northwest England that is one of the country's historic counties, with the walled city of Chester as its main centre and a well-known tradition of dairy farming.

例句

Leila spent a long weekend exploring the villages of Cheshire with her friends.

collocation: exploring + [region] for travel contexts

The green hills of Cheshire stretch all the way to the border with Wales.

geographical description: hills + stretch to + border

文法句型

Cheshire + verb (singular)

in / from / near + Cheshire

用法筆記

Always capitalised because it is a place name. Unlike many counties in Britain, Cheshire is normally used without the definite article: Cheshire is famous for its cheese (NOT the Cheshire). In formal written English it can appear as the county of Cheshire.

常見錯誤

I visited the Cheshire last summer.
I visited Cheshire last summer.
💡County names in Britain do not take 'the' except in the phrase 'the county of Cheshire'.