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cake

UK //keɪk//US //keɪk//

词源

源自古挪威语 'kaka',意为蛋糕或小饼,13世纪通过古北欧语进入英语。

noun

❶ 蛋糕,一种用面粉、糖、鸡蛋等原料制成的甜点,通常经过烘烤而成,用于庆祝或日常食用。

“She baked a chocolate cake for her son's birthday.”

(她为儿子的生日烤了一个巧克力蛋糕。)

“Would you like a piece of cake with your tea?”

(你要不要来一块蛋糕配茶?)

❶ 块状物,指任何形状类似蛋糕的固体物质,可以是食物或其他材料。

“She formed the ground beef into small cakes before frying.”

(她把碎牛肉捏成小饼状再煎。)

“The workers found a cake of soap in the ancient ruins.”

(工人在古代遗址中发现了一块肥皂。)

同义词:pastry, dessert, gateau, loaf, block

verb

❶ 使结块或变硬,指物质因干燥或其他原因形成硬块状。

“The mud caked on his boots after the hike.”

(徒步后泥巴在他的靴子上结成了硬块。)

“Blood had caked in the wound.”

(血液在伤口处凝结成块。)

同义词:harden, crust, coagulate, clot, solidify

常见短语

a piece of cake — 形容某事非常简单容易完成,就像吃一块蛋糕那么轻松。

“The math test was a piece of cake for her.”

(这次数学考试对她来说小菜一碟。)

take the cake — 指某事特别出格或令人惊讶,通常用于负面语境。

“His rude behavior really takes the cake.”

(他粗鲁的行为真是让人大跌眼镜。)

cake walk — 指非常容易完成的事情,源自美国历史上简单的舞蹈比赛。

“After training for months, the race was a cake walk.”

(经过数月训练后,这次赛跑轻而易举。)