Definition of cakewalk in English:

cakewalk

noun ˈkeɪkwɔːkˈkeɪkˌwɔk

1informal An absurdly or surprisingly easy task.
〈非正式〉易如反掌的事情
winning the league won't be a cakewalk for them
对他们来说，赢得联赛不是件极轻松的事。
Example sentencesExamples
- And so has this story, this investigation, this scandal, changed the election from what was a cakewalk into now possibly a defeat for the prime minister?
- Let's just get this part over with, then the rest will be a cakewalk.
- It's the psychological condition that allowed them and their followers to convince themselves that invading and occupying a large but dysfunctional country would be a cakewalk.
- The First Amendment, we should recall, would be a cakewalk if people expressed themselves within prescribed boundaries of acceptable speech.
- As tough as it may be to get hired in political science, it's a cakewalk compared to getting a position in, say, English departments.
- For his city-dwelling clients, the climb isn't such a cakewalk.
- Pardon the mixed metaphor, but as those of us who rode the roller coaster from start to finish know, this isn't, alas, a team that's mastered the art of the cakewalk.
- My Spanish exam was a cakewalk, I finished in about 20 minutes.
- ‘To get established was not easy, it was not a cakewalk for me,’ she admits.
- Although I suspect the match will be a cakewalk, we are going to take it very seriously.
- From here on, international tournaments will not be American All-Star cakewalks.
- ‘I knew from day one of joining the four-month course that passing the exam would be a cakewalk,’ he says, with a twinkle in his eyes.
- The fact that the guard was a thin man considerably shorter than Walker made the task seem like a cakewalk.
- Today the soon-to-be Senate majority leader suggested things won't necessarily be a cakewalk for his own party in the new Senate.
- But that does not mean that Roberts’ trip to the high bench will be a cakewalk, nor should it be.
- It was not exactly a cakewalk for the actresses either: ‘There is a lot of Urdu used in the film and we had to work on our diction as well as dance for the songs.’
- I don't think it's going to be a cakewalk for us to stay there.
- I don't think anybody knows how long it would take, and I don't think anybody should go on the impression that it's going to be easy or a cakewalk or whatever those phrases are that people use.
- It annoys us a bit that some people assumed that after beating Cork this would be a bit of a cakewalk for us, that we'd go up there and beat them well.
- But fortunately, for even the most dunderheaded of theatre-goers - your reviewer included - acting in this play should prove a cakewalk.
Synonyms
easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure, gravy train
2historical A dancing contest among black Americans in which a cake was awarded as a prize.
Example sentencesExamples
- It arose in the slavery period as an accompaniment to plantation dances like the cakewalk.
- As a cultural form, the cakewalk originated on the antebellum plantation as a key vehicle of black resistance against enslavement.
- I learned that the cakewalk, a highstepping dance, began on Southern plantations in the 1840s.
- Linked to West African dance forms, the joyous strutting of the cakewalks implied that the plantation was a sunny home with happy slaves; beneath that facade, however, the dance actually mocked the slave owners.
1. 2.1 A strutting dance popularized by minstrel shows in the late 19th century.
  Example sentencesExamples
  New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was not originally called swing, but rather jazz.
  Dream ballets and integrated dance numbers replaced flashy kick lines, and for a while, it looked as if tap would go the way of the cakewalk and the waltz, pretty much disappearing from our musical theater.
  Starting with footage shot by Thomas Edison (yes, the Thomas Edison), this magnificent compilation takes us from dances like the cakewalk to the jitterbug.
  Her dance revue, Le Jazz Hot, included vernacular forms like the shimmy, black bottom, shorty george and the cakewalk.

verbˈkeɪkwɔːkˈkeɪkˌwɔk

[no object]

1informal Achieve or win something easily.
〈非正式〉轻松取得（或赢得）
he cakewalked to a 5–1 triumph
他轻松地以5比1获胜。
Example sentencesExamples
- Not surprisingly, he cakewalked through the competition, reinforcing his father's belief that his son would also rise through the bodybuilding ranks.
- Had they played sensibly they could have cakewalked that game.
- Tell me again why the Liberals are expected to cakewalk through the coming election?
- ‘I wouldn't want to be cakewalking through games and then get to the playoffs and not have this kind of experience, ‘Donovan said.’
- Only a few teams have a chance to prevent Arizona from cakewalking through the rest of the season.
2Walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk.
以阔步舞步子走路；跳阔步舞
a troupe of clowns cakewalked by
一群小丑跳着阔步舞走过。
Example sentencesExamples
- As the troupe becomes even more successful, their stage set at the Maxwell Theater features a huge Sambo backdrop through whose grinning mouth the minstrels cakewalk onto the stage.
- The whole Virginia Minstrels chorus joins in while cakewalking in line behind Emmett.

Definition of cakewalk in US English:

cakewalk

nounˈkeɪkˌwɔkˈkākˌwôk

1informal An absurdly or surprisingly easy task.
〈非正式〉易如反掌的事情
winning the game won't be a cakewalk
对他们来说，赢得联赛不是件极轻松的事。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the psychological condition that allowed them and their followers to convince themselves that invading and occupying a large but dysfunctional country would be a cakewalk.
- But fortunately, for even the most dunderheaded of theatre-goers - your reviewer included - acting in this play should prove a cakewalk.
- The fact that the guard was a thin man considerably shorter than Walker made the task seem like a cakewalk.
- But that does not mean that Roberts’ trip to the high bench will be a cakewalk, nor should it be.
- It was not exactly a cakewalk for the actresses either: ‘There is a lot of Urdu used in the film and we had to work on our diction as well as dance for the songs.’
- ‘I knew from day one of joining the four-month course that passing the exam would be a cakewalk,’ he says, with a twinkle in his eyes.
- Pardon the mixed metaphor, but as those of us who rode the roller coaster from start to finish know, this isn't, alas, a team that's mastered the art of the cakewalk.
- Today the soon-to-be Senate majority leader suggested things won't necessarily be a cakewalk for his own party in the new Senate.
- For his city-dwelling clients, the climb isn't such a cakewalk.
- The First Amendment, we should recall, would be a cakewalk if people expressed themselves within prescribed boundaries of acceptable speech.
- Let's just get this part over with, then the rest will be a cakewalk.
- ‘To get established was not easy, it was not a cakewalk for me,’ she admits.
- It annoys us a bit that some people assumed that after beating Cork this would be a bit of a cakewalk for us, that we'd go up there and beat them well.
- My Spanish exam was a cakewalk, I finished in about 20 minutes.
- And so has this story, this investigation, this scandal, changed the election from what was a cakewalk into now possibly a defeat for the prime minister?
- As tough as it may be to get hired in political science, it's a cakewalk compared to getting a position in, say, English departments.
- From here on, international tournaments will not be American All-Star cakewalks.
- Although I suspect the match will be a cakewalk, we are going to take it very seriously.
- I don't think it's going to be a cakewalk for us to stay there.
- I don't think anybody knows how long it would take, and I don't think anybody should go on the impression that it's going to be easy or a cakewalk or whatever those phrases are that people use.
Synonyms
easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure, gravy train
2historical A dancing contest among African Americans in which a cake was awarded as a prize.
Example sentencesExamples
- Linked to West African dance forms, the joyous strutting of the cakewalks implied that the plantation was a sunny home with happy slaves; beneath that facade, however, the dance actually mocked the slave owners.
- It arose in the slavery period as an accompaniment to plantation dances like the cakewalk.
- I learned that the cakewalk, a highstepping dance, began on Southern plantations in the 1840s.
- As a cultural form, the cakewalk originated on the antebellum plantation as a key vehicle of black resistance against enslavement.
1. 2.1 A strutting dance popularized by minstrel shows in the late 19th century.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Starting with footage shot by Thomas Edison (yes, the Thomas Edison), this magnificent compilation takes us from dances like the cakewalk to the jitterbug.
  Her dance revue, Le Jazz Hot, included vernacular forms like the shimmy, black bottom, shorty george and the cakewalk.
  New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was not originally called swing, but rather jazz.
  Dream ballets and integrated dance numbers replaced flashy kick lines, and for a while, it looked as if tap would go the way of the cakewalk and the waltz, pretty much disappearing from our musical theater.

verbˈkeɪkˌwɔkˈkākˌwôk

[no object]

1informal Achieve or win something easily.
〈非正式〉轻松取得（或赢得）
he cakewalked to a 5-1 triumph
他轻松地以5比1获胜。
Example sentencesExamples
- Had they played sensibly they could have cakewalked that game.
- Not surprisingly, he cakewalked through the competition, reinforcing his father's belief that his son would also rise through the bodybuilding ranks.
- Only a few teams have a chance to prevent Arizona from cakewalking through the rest of the season.
- Tell me again why the Liberals are expected to cakewalk through the coming election?
- ‘I wouldn't want to be cakewalking through games and then get to the playoffs and not have this kind of experience, ‘Donovan said.’
2Walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk.
以阔步舞步子走路；跳阔步舞
a troupe of clowns cakewalked by
一群小丑跳着阔步舞走过。
Example sentencesExamples
- As the troupe becomes even more successful, their stage set at the Maxwell Theater features a huge Sambo backdrop through whose grinning mouth the minstrels cakewalk onto the stage.
- The whole Virginia Minstrels chorus joins in while cakewalking in line behind Emmett.

单词	cakewalk
释义	Definition of cakewalk in English: cakewalk noun ˈkeɪkwɔːkˈkeɪkˌwɔk 1informal An absurdly or surprisingly easy task. 〈非正式〉易如反掌的事情 winning the league won't be a cakewalk for them 对他们来说，赢得联赛不是件极轻松的事。 Example sentencesExamples And so has this story, this investigation, this scandal, changed the election from what was a cakewalk into now possibly a defeat for the prime minister? Let's just get this part over with, then the rest will be a cakewalk. It's the psychological condition that allowed them and their followers to convince themselves that invading and occupying a large but dysfunctional country would be a cakewalk. The First Amendment, we should recall, would be a cakewalk if people expressed themselves within prescribed boundaries of acceptable speech. As tough as it may be to get hired in political science, it's a cakewalk compared to getting a position in, say, English departments. For his city-dwelling clients, the climb isn't such a cakewalk. Pardon the mixed metaphor, but as those of us who rode the roller coaster from start to finish know, this isn't, alas, a team that's mastered the art of the cakewalk. My Spanish exam was a cakewalk, I finished in about 20 minutes. ‘To get established was not easy, it was not a cakewalk for me,’ she admits. Although I suspect the match will be a cakewalk, we are going to take it very seriously. From here on, international tournaments will not be American All-Star cakewalks. ‘I knew from day one of joining the four-month course that passing the exam would be a cakewalk,’ he says, with a twinkle in his eyes. The fact that the guard was a thin man considerably shorter than Walker made the task seem like a cakewalk. Today the soon-to-be Senate majority leader suggested things won't necessarily be a cakewalk for his own party in the new Senate. But that does not mean that Roberts’ trip to the high bench will be a cakewalk, nor should it be. It was not exactly a cakewalk for the actresses either: ‘There is a lot of Urdu used in the film and we had to work on our diction as well as dance for the songs.’ I don't think it's going to be a cakewalk for us to stay there. I don't think anybody knows how long it would take, and I don't think anybody should go on the impression that it's going to be easy or a cakewalk or whatever those phrases are that people use. It annoys us a bit that some people assumed that after beating Cork this would be a bit of a cakewalk for us, that we'd go up there and beat them well. But fortunately, for even the most dunderheaded of theatre-goers - your reviewer included - acting in this play should prove a cakewalk. Synonyms easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure, gravy train 2historical A dancing contest among black Americans in which a cake was awarded as a prize. Example sentencesExamples It arose in the slavery period as an accompaniment to plantation dances like the cakewalk. As a cultural form, the cakewalk originated on the antebellum plantation as a key vehicle of black resistance against enslavement. I learned that the cakewalk, a highstepping dance, began on Southern plantations in the 1840s. Linked to West African dance forms, the joyous strutting of the cakewalks implied that the plantation was a sunny home with happy slaves; beneath that facade, however, the dance actually mocked the slave owners. 2.1 A strutting dance popularized by minstrel shows in the late 19th century. Example sentencesExamples New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was not originally called swing, but rather jazz. Dream ballets and integrated dance numbers replaced flashy kick lines, and for a while, it looked as if tap would go the way of the cakewalk and the waltz, pretty much disappearing from our musical theater. Starting with footage shot by Thomas Edison (yes, the Thomas Edison), this magnificent compilation takes us from dances like the cakewalk to the jitterbug. Her dance revue, Le Jazz Hot, included vernacular forms like the shimmy, black bottom, shorty george and the cakewalk. verbˈkeɪkwɔːkˈkeɪkˌwɔk [no object] 1informal Achieve or win something easily. 〈非正式〉轻松取得（或赢得） he cakewalked to a 5–1 triumph 他轻松地以5比1获胜。 Example sentencesExamples Not surprisingly, he cakewalked through the competition, reinforcing his father's belief that his son would also rise through the bodybuilding ranks. Had they played sensibly they could have cakewalked that game. Tell me again why the Liberals are expected to cakewalk through the coming election? ‘I wouldn't want to be cakewalking through games and then get to the playoffs and not have this kind of experience, ‘Donovan said.’ Only a few teams have a chance to prevent Arizona from cakewalking through the rest of the season. 2Walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk. 以阔步舞步子走路；跳阔步舞 a troupe of clowns cakewalked by 一群小丑跳着阔步舞走过。 Example sentencesExamples As the troupe becomes even more successful, their stage set at the Maxwell Theater features a huge Sambo backdrop through whose grinning mouth the minstrels cakewalk onto the stage. The whole Virginia Minstrels chorus joins in while cakewalking in line behind Emmett. Definition of cakewalk in US English: cakewalk nounˈkeɪkˌwɔkˈkākˌwôk 1informal An absurdly or surprisingly easy task. 〈非正式〉易如反掌的事情 winning the game won't be a cakewalk 对他们来说，赢得联赛不是件极轻松的事。 Example sentencesExamples It's the psychological condition that allowed them and their followers to convince themselves that invading and occupying a large but dysfunctional country would be a cakewalk. But fortunately, for even the most dunderheaded of theatre-goers - your reviewer included - acting in this play should prove a cakewalk. The fact that the guard was a thin man considerably shorter than Walker made the task seem like a cakewalk. But that does not mean that Roberts’ trip to the high bench will be a cakewalk, nor should it be. It was not exactly a cakewalk for the actresses either: ‘There is a lot of Urdu used in the film and we had to work on our diction as well as dance for the songs.’ ‘I knew from day one of joining the four-month course that passing the exam would be a cakewalk,’ he says, with a twinkle in his eyes. Pardon the mixed metaphor, but as those of us who rode the roller coaster from start to finish know, this isn't, alas, a team that's mastered the art of the cakewalk. Today the soon-to-be Senate majority leader suggested things won't necessarily be a cakewalk for his own party in the new Senate. For his city-dwelling clients, the climb isn't such a cakewalk. The First Amendment, we should recall, would be a cakewalk if people expressed themselves within prescribed boundaries of acceptable speech. Let's just get this part over with, then the rest will be a cakewalk. ‘To get established was not easy, it was not a cakewalk for me,’ she admits. It annoys us a bit that some people assumed that after beating Cork this would be a bit of a cakewalk for us, that we'd go up there and beat them well. My Spanish exam was a cakewalk, I finished in about 20 minutes. And so has this story, this investigation, this scandal, changed the election from what was a cakewalk into now possibly a defeat for the prime minister? As tough as it may be to get hired in political science, it's a cakewalk compared to getting a position in, say, English departments. From here on, international tournaments will not be American All-Star cakewalks. Although I suspect the match will be a cakewalk, we are going to take it very seriously. I don't think it's going to be a cakewalk for us to stay there. I don't think anybody knows how long it would take, and I don't think anybody should go on the impression that it's going to be easy or a cakewalk or whatever those phrases are that people use. Synonyms easy task, easy job, child's play, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, nothing, sinecure, gravy train 2historical A dancing contest among African Americans in which a cake was awarded as a prize. Example sentencesExamples Linked to West African dance forms, the joyous strutting of the cakewalks implied that the plantation was a sunny home with happy slaves; beneath that facade, however, the dance actually mocked the slave owners. It arose in the slavery period as an accompaniment to plantation dances like the cakewalk. I learned that the cakewalk, a highstepping dance, began on Southern plantations in the 1840s. As a cultural form, the cakewalk originated on the antebellum plantation as a key vehicle of black resistance against enslavement. 2.1 A strutting dance popularized by minstrel shows in the late 19th century. Example sentencesExamples Starting with footage shot by Thomas Edison (yes, the Thomas Edison), this magnificent compilation takes us from dances like the cakewalk to the jitterbug. Her dance revue, Le Jazz Hot, included vernacular forms like the shimmy, black bottom, shorty george and the cakewalk. New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was not originally called swing, but rather jazz. Dream ballets and integrated dance numbers replaced flashy kick lines, and for a while, it looked as if tap would go the way of the cakewalk and the waltz, pretty much disappearing from our musical theater. verbˈkeɪkˌwɔkˈkākˌwôk [no object] 1informal Achieve or win something easily. 〈非正式〉轻松取得（或赢得） he cakewalked to a 5-1 triumph 他轻松地以5比1获胜。 Example sentencesExamples Had they played sensibly they could have cakewalked that game. Not surprisingly, he cakewalked through the competition, reinforcing his father's belief that his son would also rise through the bodybuilding ranks. Only a few teams have a chance to prevent Arizona from cakewalking through the rest of the season. Tell me again why the Liberals are expected to cakewalk through the coming election? ‘I wouldn't want to be cakewalking through games and then get to the playoffs and not have this kind of experience, ‘Donovan said.’ 2Walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk. 以阔步舞步子走路；跳阔步舞 a troupe of clowns cakewalked by 一群小丑跳着阔步舞走过。 Example sentencesExamples As the troupe becomes even more successful, their stage set at the Maxwell Theater features a huge Sambo backdrop through whose grinning mouth the minstrels cakewalk onto the stage. The whole Virginia Minstrels chorus joins in while cakewalking in line behind Emmett.
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