cake

noun

/keɪk/

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[countable, uncountable] 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.糕饼；蛋糕
- a piece/slice of cake一块／一片蛋糕
- to make/bake a cake做蛋糕
- a chocolate cake巧克力蛋糕
- a birthday cake生日蛋糕
- (British English) a cake tin (= for cooking a cake in)蛋糕烤盘
- (North American English) a cake pan蛋糕烤盘
- a plate of cream cakes一盘奶油蛋糕
- There's carrot cake for dessert.甜点是胡萝卜蛋糕。
- a box of cake mix一盒蛋糕粉
see also angel food cake, Christmas cake, fruit cake, sponge cake, wedding cake
Extra Examples
- Everyone cheered as the bride and groom cut the wedding cake.新娘新郎切结婚蛋糕时人人都欢呼起来。
- He cut her a slice of cake.他为她切了一块蛋糕。
- I blew out the candles on my birthday cake.我吹灭了生日蛋糕上的蜡烛。
- Pour the cake mixture into a greased and lined tin.将蛋糕配料粉倒入涂过油的有垫底的烤盘。
- She brushed some cake crumbs off her lap.她拂去了腿上的一些蛋糕屑。
- Spread the cake with the butter cream.给蛋糕抹上奶油酪。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- home-made
- moist
- rich
- …
… of cake
- piece
- slice
verb + cake
- eat
- have
- bake
- …
cake + noun
- crumbs
- recipe
- mix
- …
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[countable] a food mixture that is cooked in a round, flat shape饼状食物；饼
- potato cakes土豆饼
see also cattle cake, fishcake

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a small flat bread roll): of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish kaka and Danish kage.

Idioms

go/sell like hot cakes

to be bought quickly or in great numbers畅销

have your cake and eat it (British English)

(also have your cake and eat it too North American English, British English)

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

the icing on the cake

(North American English also the frosting on the cake)

something extra and not essential that is added to an already good situation or experience and that makes it even better锦上添花
- It’s an added bonus—the icing on the cake.这是额外的奖励——锦上添花。

a piece of cake

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

a slice/share of the cake (British English)

(British and North American English a piece/slice/share of the pie)

a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to应分得的一份钱财（或好处）
- Scotland is demanding a larger slice of the national cake.苏格兰要求从国家蛋糕中分得更大一块。

take the cake (especially North American English)

(British English also take the biscuit)

(informal) to be the most surprising, annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that somebody has done空前惊人；极其讨厌

cake

verb

/keɪk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cake	/keɪk/ /keɪk/
he / she / it cakes	/keɪks/ /keɪks/
past simple caked	/keɪkt/ /keɪkt/
past participle caked	/keɪkt/ /keɪkt/
-ing form caking	/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪkɪŋ/

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[transitive, usually passive] to cover something with a thick layer of something soft that becomes hard when it dries（用厚厚一层干后即变硬的软东西）覆盖
- be caked with something Her shoes were caked with mud.她的鞋上粘着污泥。
- When he ran onstage, his face was caked with make-up.当他跑上台时，他的脸上粘满了化妆品。
- be caked in something The cloth was caked in her blood.这块布沾满了她的血。
[intransitive] if a substance cakes, it becomes hard when it dries（干后）结成硬块；胶凝