cake/keɪk/

n

1. C,U 饼,糕；蛋糕

• Would you like a piece of cake ? 你要不要来一块饼？

• a chocolate cake 巧克力蛋糕

2. C 饼状食物

• a fish cake 鱼肉饼

3. C 块；坚实的块状物

• an ice cake 冰块

• a cake of soap 一块肥皂

词组a piece of cake 口 易事，轻松之事

• The project is anything but a piece of cake. 这个项目决不轻松。

a slice of the cake (分享的)一份利益

• secure a bigger slice of the cake for the working populations 为工人们争取更多的利益

cannot have one's cake and eat it (too) 两者不可兼得

• He can't make up his mind whether to see the film or watch the tennis match.You can't have your cake and eat it too. 去看那场电影还是去看网球比赛，他还拿不定主意，两者不可兼得呀。

go (或sell)like hot cakes 畅销

• They hope this book sells like hot cakes. 他们希望这本书能畅销。

take the cake 俚

1. 为最佳者

• He takes the cake as a storyteller. 他最会讲故事。

2. 讽 坏到极点；(特指在厚颜、鲁莽、愚蠢等方面)胜过别人

• For being absent-minded, he takes the cake. 他的心不在焉，真是登峰造极了。