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- informal 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。
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- a strutting dance popular at the end of the 19th century, developed from an American black contest in graceful walking which had a cake as a prize阔步舞（流行于19世纪末, 由以糕饼为奖品的美国黑人优雅走步比赛发展而来）。
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- informal 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。
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- walk 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。