cake

noun

1. 糕饼；蛋糕
   a sweet food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, butter, sugar, etc. that is baked in an oven. Cakes are made in various shapes and sizes and are often decorated, for example with cream or icing .
   1. a piece/slice of cake
      一块 / 一片蛋糕
   2. to make/bake a cake
      做 / 烘烤蛋糕
   3. a chocolate cake
      巧克力蛋糕
   4. a birthday cake
      生日蛋糕
   5. a cake tin (= for cooking a cake in)
      蛋糕烤盘
   6. a cake pan
      蛋糕烤盘
2. 饼状食物；饼
   a food mixture that is cooked in a round flat shape
   1. potato cakes
      土豆饼

verb

1. （用厚厚一层干后即变硬的软东西）覆盖
   to cover sth with a thick layer of sth soft that becomes hard when it dries
   1. Her shoes were caked with mud.
      她的鞋上沾着污泥。
2. （干后）结成硬块；胶凝
   if a substance cakes , it becomes hard when it dries

1. N-VAR 蛋糕;糕饼
   A cake is a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and fat in an oven. Cakes may be large and cut into slices or small and intended for one person only.
   1. ...a piece of cake...
      一块蛋糕
   2. Would you like some chocolate cake?
      来点巧克力蛋糕怎么样?
   3. ...little cakes with white icing.
      裹有白色糖衣的小蛋糕
2. N-COUNT 饼状食物;饼
   Food that is formed into flat round shapes before it is cooked can be referred to as cakes .
   1. ...fish cakes.
      鱼饼
   2. ...home-made potato cakes.
      自家做的土豆饼
3. N-COUNT 块;小块
   A cake of soap is a small block of it.
   1. ...a small cake of lime-scented soap.
      一小块青柠味香皂
4. VERB 结块;凝结成块
   If something such as blood or mud cakes, it changes from a thick liquid to a dry layer or lump.
   1. The blood had begun to cake and turn brown.
      血开始结块变黑。
5. PHRASE 二者兼得;鱼与熊掌兼得
   If you think that someone wants the benefits of doing two things when it is only reasonable to expect the benefits of doing one, you can say that they want to have their cake and eat it .
   1. What he wants is a switch to a market economy in a way which does not reduce people's standard of living. To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it.
      他想要转型为市场经济,同时又不降低人们的生活水平。在许多人看来,这是想要鱼与熊掌兼得。
6. PHRASE 非常抢手;非常畅销;热销
   If things are selling like hot cakes, a lot of people are buying them.
   1. Books on the Royal Family are selling like hot cakes.
      有关皇室的书卖得正火。
7. PHRASE 小事一桩，易如反掌，小菜一碟（常用于安慰别人）
   If you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake. People often say this to stop someone feeling worried about doing something they have to do.
   1. Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake...
      摆脱掉他就是小事一桩。
   2. Just another surveillance job, old chap. Piece of cake to somebody like you.
      老伙计,只不过又是一份盯梢的活。对你这样的人来说还不是小菜一碟。
8. (愚蠢、无礼、自私的行为）非常过分，极其讨厌
   If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 take the biscuit


9. the icing on the cake → see: icing

1. Line the base and sides of a 20cm deep round cake tin with paper.
   把一个20厘米深的圆形糕饼盒的底部和四周都垫上纸。
2. Would you like some chocolate cake?
   来点巧克力蛋糕怎么样？
3. The blood had begun to cake and turn brown.
   血开始结块变黑。
4. What he wants is a switch to a market economy in a way which does not reduce people's standard of living. To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it.
   他想要转型为市场经济，同时又不降低人们的生活水平。在许多人看来，这是想要鱼与熊掌兼得。
5. Books on the Royal Family are selling like hot cakes.
   有关皇室的书卖得正火。
6. Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake
   摆脱掉他就是小事一桩。
7. Just another surveillance job, old chap. Piece of cake to somebody like you.
   老伙计，只不过又是一份盯梢的活。对你这样的人来说还不是小菜一碟。
8. I would like my wedding cake decorated with cupids.
   我想在我的结婚蛋糕上装饰一些丘比特的造型。
9. Mr. Long was now cutting himself a piece of the pink cake
   朗先生正在给自己切一块粉色蛋糕。
10. She spread the icing over the cake, dabbing it with a knife
    她把糖霜浇在蛋糕上面，并用刀子轻轻涂抹开。
11. As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven.
    蛋糕一烤好就从炉子里取出来。
12. They joked and drank coffee and filled themselves with chocolate cake.
    他们开着玩笑，喝着咖啡，尽情地吃着巧克力蛋糕。
13. He lingered over the chocolate cake, letting each forkful slowly dissolve in his mouth.
    他细细地品尝巧克力蛋糕，让每一口蛋糕在嘴里慢慢溶化。
14. Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.
    在热蛋糕的顶上和周围刷上一层蛋浆。
15. I've iced and decorated the cake.
    我在蛋糕上挂了糖衣，还做了花样装饰。
16. The third goal was the icing on the cake.
    第三粒进球是锦上添花。
17. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.
    把蛋糕倒扣在冷却架上。
18. Ducks 'eggs are particularly prized for cake making.
    鸭蛋在做糕饼时，格外重要。
19. I'm fond of cake myself
    我本人很喜欢蛋糕。
20. Helen sliced the cake
    海伦把蛋糕切成片。
21. Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes
    将混合物抹在蛋糕烤盘里，烘烤30分钟。
22. Peel away the waxed paper if it has stuck to the bottom of the cake
    如果蜡纸已粘在蛋糕的底部，就把它撕掉。
23. She threw the cake I'd made on the floor and stood on it. Talk about being humiliated!
    她把我做的蛋糕扔到地上，然后踩在了上面。真是欺人太甚！
24. There was only one piece of cake, but we cut it in two.
    只有一块蛋糕，但我们把它切成两半儿。
25. He has eaten up the whole cake.
    他把整块蛋糕都吃光了。
26. The cake baking in the oven made the whole house fragrant.
    炉上烤的蛋糕使满屋子气味喷香。
27. Don't think this job a piece of cake. You'll have to rack your brains once you start on it.
    别以为这工作是易如反掌的事，你做了就知道它是很伤脑筋的。
28. The cake baked too long.
    饼烤得太久了。

n.

have your cake and eat it

• 得其利而无其弊；两者兼得
  to have the advantages of sth without its disadvantages; to have both things that are available

a slice/share of the cake

• 应分得的一份钱财（或好处）
  a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to

take the cake

take the cake

go/sell like hot cakes

• 畅销
  to sell quickly or in great numbers

the icing on the cake

the frosting on the cake

• 锦上添花
  something extra and not essential that is added to an already good situation or experience and that makes it even better

a piece of cake

• 轻而易举的事；举手之劳
  a thing that is very easy to do

noun

1. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
   1. a bar of chocolate

   Synonym:    bar

2. baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat

3. small flat mass of chopped food

   Synonym:    patty

verb

1. form a coat over
   1. Dirt had coated her face

   Synonym:    coat