| 释义 |
cake/keik/ n. & v.●n. 1a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven 蛋糕 b a quantity of this baked in a flat round or ornamental shape and often iced and decorated (一块)蛋糕 2a other food in a flat round shape 饼状食物 fish cake 鱼饼 b = CATTLE CAKE 3 a flattish compact mass (扁平而坚实的)块状物 a cake of soap 一块肥皂 4 Sc. & N. Engl. thin oaten bread [苏格兰和英格兰北部]薄燕麦饼 ●v. 1 tr. & intr. form into a compact mass 结块 2 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) cover (with a hard or sticky mass) (用坚硬或黏稠的东西)覆盖 boots caked with mud 粘了厚厚泥巴的靴子 □ cakes and ale merrymaking 狂欢，寻欢作乐 □ have one's cake and eat it colloq. enjoy both of two mutually exclusive alternatives [口]两种利益兼得 □ a piece of cake colloq. something easily achieved [口]容易做的事，不费力的事 □ sell (or go) like hot cakes be sold (or go) quickly; be popular 畅销；受欢迎 □ a slice of the cake colloq. participation in benefits [口]分享利益，得到好处 [Middle English, probably from Old Norse kaka] |