英语词汇“cake”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cake

(keɪk )

Word forms: cakes , caking, caked

1. variable noun A1

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.

...a piece of cake.

Would you like some chocolate cake?

...little cakes with white icing.

Synonyms: gateau

2. countable noun

Food that is formed into flat round shapes before it is cooked can be referred to as cakes.

...fish cakes.

...home-made potato cakes.

3. countable noun

A cake of soap is a small block of it.

...a small cake of lime-scented soap. [+ of]

4. verb

If something such as blood or mud cakes, it changes from a thick liquid to a dry layer or lump.

The blood had begun to cake and turn brown. [VERB]

Synonyms: solidify, dry, consolidate, harden

5. to have your cake and eat it phrase

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. [disapproval]

To many it sounds like he wants to have his cake and eat it.

6. to sell like hot cakes phrase [VERB inflects, usually cont]

If things are selling like hot cakes, a lot of people are buying them. [informal]

This year's festival tickets are selling like hot cakes.

7. a piece of cake phrase

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. [informal]

Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.

Just another surveillance job, old chap. Piece of cake to somebody like you.

8. take the cake phrase

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. [US, emphasis]

regional note: in BRIT, use take the biscuit

9. the icing on the cake phrase

If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it makes a good thing even better, but it is not essential.

The third goal was the icing on the cake.

Synonyms: masterstroke, accomplishment, stroke of genius, coup de grâce

Image of cake

Idioms:

take the cake

said to express surprise or anger at someone's extreme behaviour or qualities

Officers say they get to see some pretty odd things but that just about takes the cake.

have your cake and eat it

to get the benefits of two different situations or things, when you should only get the benefit of one of them

The Chancellor can't have his cake and eat it: interest rates will go up, but tax revenues will go down.

the icing on the cake

an extra good thing that happens and makes a situation or activity even better. In American English, you can also talk about the frosting on the cake.

I was proud to be a member of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team, but to drive their fantastic sports cars as well really was the icing on the cake.

a piece of cake

something that is very easy to do

`It's not exactly a stressful job is it?' `If it's quiet, it's a piece of cake. It's just a bit boring.'

Collocations:

cake mixture

Consider what will happen if you drop a ceramic bowl or hot cake mixture.

The Sun

Put the pears on top of the cake mixture.

Times, Sunday Times

Divide the cake mixture between the prepared tins.

The Sun

Sprinkle over some more ground almonds, then place the plums on top, cut side down (you don't need to press them into the cake mixture).

Times, Sunday Times

Spoon the cake mixture over the apples and spread evenly.

Times, Sunday Times

cut a cake

One problem is that cutting the cake exposes it to the air and makes it dry.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

The happy couple had just cut the cake at their 2004 wedding in Dover.

The Sun (2006)

The cake was cut with a boat propeller, used by the bride's grandparents at their wedding.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

decorate a cake

Decorate the cake with a sprinkle of caster sugar or icing sugar.

The Sun

Swirl the frosting to form soft peaks, then decorate the cake with the walnut halves.

Times, Sunday Times

For the showstopper, the challenge was to make a chocolate cake using at least two types of chocolate to decorate the cake.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

I decorated the cake with sliced strawberries and put the white rose on top.

Times, Sunday Times

If you have procured yourself some frothy, fresh blossoms, shake them well to dislodge any bugs before decorating the cake.

Times, Sunday Times

delicious cake

A macro attachment for close-up inspections and a leather case are the icing on a delicious cake.

Times, Sunday Times

She came home and said she had tasted the most delicious cake - called a cheese cake.

Times, Sunday Times

We always make sure we have cheese, chicken, milk, eggs and some delicious cake too.

The Sun

An amazing and delicious cake for 60 (inc delivery).

Times, Sunday Times

There are plenty of lawn games to borrow and delicious cake awaiting your arrival.

The Sun

homemade cake

For her 104th birthday, scores of grandchildren and great-grandchildren gathered for pictures around a huge, homemade cake in the shape of a star.

Times, Sunday Times

There's no way someone capable of decorating a homemade cake so beautifully could ever curse!

Christianity Today

The rooms are modest but comfortable, with some special touches such as bathrobes, organic toiletries, umbrellas, fresh fruit and homemade cake.

The Sun

Upstairs, the breakfast room kept a period feel; a large 19th-century dresser was crammed with books and magazines, a tiny bar groaned under wedges of homemade cake.

Times, Sunday Times

Volunteers had set up little tables, offering bread, homemade cake, omelettes or fruit to every passer-by.

Times, Sunday Times

lemon cake

Two products, a lemon cake and an oat muffin, come as premixed dry ingredients to which you add butter, eggs and vegetable oil.

Times,Sunday Times

The extra flour in the lemon cake makes it just a bit too dense.

Times,Sunday Times

It had a supersized bed and nice touches such as herbal teas and homemade lemon cake under a glass bell jar.

The Sun

What if they replaced it with cheesecake, fruit flan, or tangy, fluffy lemon cake?

Globe and Mail

I can vouch for the lemon cake.

Times, Sunday Times

serve a cake

Serve the cake at room temperature, with an extra spoonful of syrup.

Times, Sunday Times

At a birthday party, it came time to serve the cake.

Christianity Today

Serve the cake after at least a day, though it keeps very well for several days.

Times, Sunday Times

To serve the cake warm as a pudding, leave in the tin for five to ten minutes, turn out and cut into pieces.

The Sun

Serve the cake at room temperature.

The Sun

slice of cake

Every day she brought him a pack of carrots julienne and a slice of cake.

Times, Sunday Times

Is all the work we do not even worth an annual slice of cake and cup of tea?

Times, Sunday Times

Try the coffee shop for a giant slice of cake or have breakfast and dinner in the restaurant.

The Sun

Will it be a showbiz spectacular, or ten minutes at the town hall followed by tea and a slice of cake?

The Sun

A slice of cake would sweeten the message.

sweet cake

But, fried in good oil and made with butter, doughnuts are no more unhealthy than any sweet cake.

Times, Sunday Times

Puffins may also be stuffed with sweet cake dough, raisins and spices, before being boiled or roasted.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

There was tea and sweet cakes and buns piled on plates.

Times, Sunday Times

On the top step are offerings of fruit and sweet cakes.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The next day (ekadashi i.e. the eleventh lunar day) evening all the devotees go around in an event called laru kurano (meaning: picking up sweet cakes called naru).

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Translations:

Chinese: 蛋糕

Japanese: ケーキ

单词	cake
释义	cake (keɪk ) Word forms: cakes , caking, caked 1. variable noun A1 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. ...a piece of cake. Would you like some chocolate cake? ...little cakes with white icing. Synonyms: gateau 2. countable noun Food that is formed into flat round shapes before it is cooked can be referred to as cakes. ...fish cakes. ...home-made potato cakes. 3. countable noun A cake of soap is a small block of it. ...a small cake of lime-scented soap. [+ of] 4. verb If something such as blood or mud cakes, it changes from a thick liquid to a dry layer or lump. The blood had begun to cake and turn brown. [VERB] Synonyms: solidify, dry, consolidate, harden 5. to have your cake and eat it phrase 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. [disapproval] To many it sounds like he wants to have his cake and eat it. 6. to sell like hot cakes phrase [VERB inflects, usually cont] If things are selling like hot cakes, a lot of people are buying them. [informal] This year's festival tickets are selling like hot cakes. 7. a piece of cake phrase 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. [informal] Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake. Just another surveillance job, old chap. Piece of cake to somebody like you. 8. take the cake phrase 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. [US, emphasis] regional note: in BRIT, use take the biscuit 9. the icing on the cake phrase If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it makes a good thing even better, but it is not essential. The third goal was the icing on the cake. Synonyms: masterstroke, accomplishment, stroke of genius, coup de grâce Image of cake © MIGUEL GARCIA SAAVEDRA, Shutterstock Idioms: take the cake said to express surprise or anger at someone's extreme behaviour or qualities Officers say they get to see some pretty odd things but that just about takes the cake. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have your cake and eat it to get the benefits of two different situations or things, when you should only get the benefit of one of them The Chancellor can't have his cake and eat it: interest rates will go up, but tax revenues will go down. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the icing on the cake an extra good thing that happens and makes a situation or activity even better. In American English, you can also talk about the frosting on the cake. I was proud to be a member of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team, but to drive their fantastic sports cars as well really was the icing on the cake. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a piece of cake something that is very easy to do `It's not exactly a stressful job is it?' `If it's quiet, it's a piece of cake. It's just a bit boring.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: cake mixture Consider what will happen if you drop a ceramic bowl or hot cake mixture. The Sun Put the pears on top of the cake mixture. Times, Sunday Times Divide the cake mixture between the prepared tins. The Sun Sprinkle over some more ground almonds, then place the plums on top, cut side down (you don't need to press them into the cake mixture). Times, Sunday Times Spoon the cake mixture over the apples and spread evenly. Times, Sunday Times cut a cake One problem is that cutting the cake exposes it to the air and makes it dry. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The happy couple had just cut the cake at their 2004 wedding in Dover. The Sun (2006) The cake was cut with a boat propeller, used by the bride's grandparents at their wedding. Times, Sunday Times (2014) decorate a cake Decorate the cake with a sprinkle of caster sugar or icing sugar. The Sun Swirl the frosting to form soft peaks, then decorate the cake with the walnut halves. Times, Sunday Times For the showstopper, the challenge was to make a chocolate cake using at least two types of chocolate to decorate the cake. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I decorated the cake with sliced strawberries and put the white rose on top. Times, Sunday Times If you have procured yourself some frothy, fresh blossoms, shake them well to dislodge any bugs before decorating the cake. Times, Sunday Times delicious cake A macro attachment for close-up inspections and a leather case are the icing on a delicious cake. Times, Sunday Times She came home and said she had tasted the most delicious cake - called a cheese cake. Times, Sunday Times We always make sure we have cheese, chicken, milk, eggs and some delicious cake too. The Sun An amazing and delicious cake for 60 (inc delivery). Times, Sunday Times There are plenty of lawn games to borrow and delicious cake awaiting your arrival. The Sun homemade cake For her 104th birthday, scores of grandchildren and great-grandchildren gathered for pictures around a huge, homemade cake in the shape of a star. Times, Sunday Times There's no way someone capable of decorating a homemade cake so beautifully could ever curse! Christianity Today The rooms are modest but comfortable, with some special touches such as bathrobes, organic toiletries, umbrellas, fresh fruit and homemade cake. The Sun Upstairs, the breakfast room kept a period feel; a large 19th-century dresser was crammed with books and magazines, a tiny bar groaned under wedges of homemade cake. Times, Sunday Times Volunteers had set up little tables, offering bread, homemade cake, omelettes or fruit to every passer-by. Times, Sunday Times lemon cake Two products, a lemon cake and an oat muffin, come as premixed dry ingredients to which you add butter, eggs and vegetable oil. Times,Sunday Times The extra flour in the lemon cake makes it just a bit too dense. Times,Sunday Times It had a supersized bed and nice touches such as herbal teas and homemade lemon cake under a glass bell jar. The Sun What if they replaced it with cheesecake, fruit flan, or tangy, fluffy lemon cake? Globe and Mail I can vouch for the lemon cake. Times, Sunday Times serve a cake Serve the cake at room temperature, with an extra spoonful of syrup. Times, Sunday Times At a birthday party, it came time to serve the cake. Christianity Today Serve the cake after at least a day, though it keeps very well for several days. Times, Sunday Times To serve the cake warm as a pudding, leave in the tin for five to ten minutes, turn out and cut into pieces. The Sun Serve the cake at room temperature. The Sun slice of cake Every day she brought him a pack of carrots julienne and a slice of cake. Times, Sunday Times Is all the work we do not even worth an annual slice of cake and cup of tea? Times, Sunday Times Try the coffee shop for a giant slice of cake or have breakfast and dinner in the restaurant. The Sun Will it be a showbiz spectacular, or ten minutes at the town hall followed by tea and a slice of cake? The Sun A slice of cake would sweeten the message. ST sweet cake But, fried in good oil and made with butter, doughnuts are no more unhealthy than any sweet cake. Times, Sunday Times Puffins may also be stuffed with sweet cake dough, raisins and spices, before being boiled or roasted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was tea and sweet cakes and buns piled on plates. Times, Sunday Times On the top step are offerings of fruit and sweet cakes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next day (ekadashi i.e. the eleventh lunar day) evening all the devotees go around in an event called laru kurano (meaning: picking up sweet cakes called naru). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 蛋糕 Japanese: ケーキ
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