cakes

英 [keɪks] 美 [keɪks]

n.  糕饼; 蛋糕; 饼状食物; 饼
v.  (用厚厚一层干后即变硬的软东西)覆盖; (干后)结成硬块; 胶凝
cake的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  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.

      1. in BRIT, use 英国英语用 take the biscuit

    1. the icing on the cake → see: icing
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    双语例句

    1. There are 32 different kinds of chocolate on sale along with the bread and cakes.
      有32种不同的巧克力与面包和蛋糕一起出售。
    2. How did you learn to bake cakes?
      你怎么学会烘蛋糕的？
    3. Books on the Royal Family are selling like hot cakes.
      有关皇室的书卖得正火。
    4. We'd been making cakes and colouring the posters
      我们一直在做蛋糕，给海报上色。
    5. She makes scones and cakes for the delectation of visitors.
      她烘制了烤饼和蛋糕供客人享用。
    6. These cakes are fudgy, gooey, and delicious.
      这些蛋糕绵软可口。
    7. She brought in a tray heavy with elegant sandwiches, scones and cakes.
      她端进来一只盘子，里面盛满了精美的三明治、烤饼和蛋糕。
    8. We were all given little iced cakes.
      我们都得到了挂糖衣的小蛋糕。
    9. Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.
      含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。
    10. The ladies of Berne liked to patronize the Palace for tea and little cakes.
      伯尔尼的女士们喜欢去联邦宫殿用茶点。
    11. Serve the cakes warm
      趁热上蛋糕。
    12. Set out the cakes attractively, using lacy doilies.
      铺上网眼垫纸，将蛋糕摆得诱人些。
    13. Do you eat sweets, cakes or sugary snacks?
      你吃糖果、蛋糕或甜点吗？
    14. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
      它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。
    15. We discuss the business over tea and cakes.
      我们边吃茶点边商洽业务吧。
    16. The book has been selling like hot cakes. The publishers are going to reprint it.
      这本书一直畅销，出版社将再版。
    17. Yesterday, my boss invited us to eat some red-bean cakes, they were delicious.
      昨天老板请我们吃羊羹了，味道不错。
    18. Mother bought three cakes of soap yesterday.
      妈妈昨天买了三块肥皂。
    19. Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
      汤姆承认他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。
    20. The first batch of cakes was burnt.
      第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
    21. Those cakes are going begging if anyone would like them.
      那些蛋糕如果有人喜欢就可以买得到。
    22. We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks.
      我们有咖啡和茶、三明治、蛋糕和冷饮料。
    23. I like sweet food so I brought cakes.
      我喜欢甜食，所以我带来了蛋糕。
    24. I ordered a cup of coffee and some cakes.
      我点了一杯咖啡和一些小点心。
    25. I have sampled all the cakes and I like jane's best.
      我尝了所有的蛋糕，我最喜欢简的。
    26. They reached the section of shelves devoted to breads and cakes.
      他们到了放面包和糕饼的架子部分。
    27. They filled me up with cakes and sandwiches.
      他们用蛋糕和三明治把我填饱了。
    28. We have bread with ham, bacon, sausage, cakes and cereal.
      我们有面包夹火腿、熏肉、香肠、蛋糕和麦片。
    29. We had cakes and sandwiches for tea.
      我们吃了蛋糕和三明治做午后点心。
    30. Who do you suppose ate the cakes?
      你认为是谁吃了蛋糕？
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