英 /keɪk/,美 /keɪk/
蛋糕;糕饼:用面粉、鸡蛋、糖等烘焙而成的甜食,可作为点心或庆祝食品。
例:birthday cake(生日蛋糕)、chocolate cake(巧克力蛋糕)
块状物:呈扁平硬块的非食物类物品,如肥皂、泥块等。
例:a cake of soap(一块肥皂)、hard mud cakes(硬泥块)
非正式用法:指“轻而易举的事”(a piece of cake)或“利益总额”。
例:The exam was a piece of cake.(考试很简单。)
(使)结块;(使)胶凝:指物质干燥后结成硬块。
例:Blood had caked on the wound.(伤口上的血结成了块。)
覆盖:用黏稠或糊状物质厚厚地涂抹。
例:The children caked their faces with mud.(孩子们满脸都是泥。)
复数:cakes
第三人称单数:cakes
现在分词:caking
过去式/过去分词:caked
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| birthday cake | 生日蛋糕 | We baked a birthday cake for her. |
| a piece of cake | 轻而易举的事 | The task was a piece of cake for him. |
| sell like hot cakes | 热销;畅销 | The new books sold like hot cakes. |
| icing on the cake | 锦上添花 | Winning the prize was icing on the cake. |
| moon cake | 月饼(中国传统糕点) | People eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival. |
She cut the cake into fifths.(她把蛋糕切成五块。)
The mud caked on his boots.(泥在他靴子上结成了块。)
This cake is very filling.(这种饼很饱腹。)
The new phone model is selling like hot cakes.(新款手机十分畅销。)
Would you like some chocolate cake?(你想来点巧克力蛋糕吗?)
He caked his face with sunscreen.(他在脸上涂了厚厚的防晒霜。)
Making a cake from scratch is not easy.(从零开始做蛋糕并不简单。)
The old walls were caked with dirt.(旧墙上积了厚厚的灰尘。)
A cake of soap costs only a few yuan.(一块肥皂只要几块钱。)
You can’t have your cake and eat it.(鱼和熊掌不可兼得。)
take the cake:表示“极其突出(含讽刺或惊讶)”,源于美国黑人社区的“蛋糕行走”舞蹈比赛,获胜者可赢得蛋糕。
例:He forgot his own birthday? That takes the cake!(他忘了自己的生日?真是绝了!)
cake walk:指“轻松的任务”,与“a piece of cake”同义。
例:For her, public speaking is a cake walk.(对她来说,公开演讲易如反掌。)
作为“蛋糕”时为可数名词(a cake, two cakes);指“蛋糕类食物”时可不可数(I like cake)。
动词用法较少见,需注意语境,如“caked with mud”(沾满泥块)。
通过以上内容,可全面掌握“cake”的发音、用法及文化内涵。无论是日常表达还是理解习语,都能灵活运用。