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cake FOODkeIkna sweet type of food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat and sugar蛋糕chocolate/fruit/sponge cake [U]巧克力/水果/海绵蛋糕a birthday/Christmas cake [C]生日/圣诞蛋糕cream/small iced cakes [C]奶油蛋糕/涂上糖霜的小糕饼He made/baked a delicious cake. [C]他做了个美味的蛋糕。Would you like a piece of /a slice of/some cake? [U]想来块/一些蛋糕吗？(infml dated) To her, translating from French to Dutch is a piece of cake (=very easy).对她来说，将法语翻译成荷兰语简直轻而易举。The cake means the amount of money, goods, etc., available.一份（钱、货物等）Everyone should have a fair slice of the cake.每个人都应公平地分到一份。MTV currently has the largest share of the TV music cake (=market).音乐电视目前占据了电视音乐节目的最大部分。The national cake is being cut to suit the rich and powerful.富有者和有权势者正在瓜分国家利益。To want more local services but also to pay less tax is to want to have your cake and eat it (=have/do two things that it is impossible to have/do together).获得更多的地方服务与支付更少的税收两者是不可兼得的。"Dost thou (=do you) think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"(Shakespeare, Twelfth Night 2.3)“你以为你自己道德高尚，人家便不能喝酒取乐了吗？”[OATCAKE，PANCAKE]
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