| 释义 |
[ keyk-wawk ] / ˈkeɪkˌwɔk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cakewalk ON THESAURUS.COM
noun(formerly) a promenade or march, of Black American origin, in which the couples with the most intricate or eccentric steps received cakes as prizes. a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade. music for this dance. Informal. something easy, sure, or certain. verb (used without object)to walk or dance in or as if in a cakewalk. Origin of cakewalkFirst recorded in 1860–65; cake + walk OTHER WORDS FROM cakewalkcakewalker, nounWords nearby cakewalkcake eater, cake flour, cake kidney, cake makeup, cakes and ale, cakewalk, cakra, cakravartin, cal, calaba, Calabar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cakewalkDemocrats still think that 2016 is going to be Clinton cakewalk. Earth to DNC: Dyspeptic Dad Still Votes, Too|Lloyd Green|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST If the Democrats maintain this charade, 2016 will not be the cakewalk they dream it to be. Earth to DNC: Dyspeptic Dad Still Votes, Too|Lloyd Green|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST But that does not, so far as Philippe Petit is concerned, make it a cakewalk. Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Germany won a cakewalk, controlling the game from start to finish. Bring It On! Team USA Progresses to Round 2|Tunku Varadarajan|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And that was a cakewalk compared to the three years I spent teaching high school! Ad's Message to Moms: If You Don’t Think Parenting Sucks, You’re Doing it Wrong|Andy Hinds|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST In Paris the cakewalk is a thing of misunderstood, misapplied accents. Franz Liszt|James Huneker I know she can dance, for have I not seen her executing the cakewalk in Dimbie's tea-rose slippers? Dimbie and I--and Amelia|Mabel Barnes-Grundy He tipped his derby one-sided and started off on a cakewalk. A Good Samaritan|Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews The matron, in the wickedness of her heart, turns on an orchestral "cakewalk." London's Underworld|Thomas Holmes Men grasped each other around the waists, performing some kind of crazy dance that looked like an Indian cakewalk. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
British Dictionary definitions for cakewalk
nouna dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers a piece of music composed for this dance informal an easily accomplished task verb(intr) to perform the cakewalk Derived forms of cakewalkcakewalker, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cakewalkcinch, dance, rout, march, prance, strut |