cake是什么意思（蛋糕cake相关的英语习语）

英语单词cake是蛋糕的意思，大家一唱起Happy birthday to you，自然会想起cake的美味和香甜。其实英语中有许多与cake相关的习语，今天我和大家分享几个。

have one's cake and eat it too

• 中文释义：两者兼得

• 英文释义：to do or get two good things at the same time, esp. things that are not usually possible to have together.

• 例句：I worked at home so I could raise my family and still earn money—-I guess I wanted to have my cake and eat it too. 我在家工作，这样既能养家又能赚钱，我觉得自己就是想两者兼得罢了。

icing on the cake

• 中文释义：锦上添花

• 英文释义：something that makes a good situation or activity even better

• 例句：I found a good job and the fact that I can work where I want is the icing on the cake. 我找到了一份好工作，事实上这也正是我想去工作的地方，真是锦上添花。

a piece of cake

• 中文释义：小菜一碟

• 英文释义：a task that is easily accomplished

• 例句：The job was a piece of cake. I finished before lunch. 这项工作不过是小菜一碟，午饭前我就完成了。

a slice of the cake

• 中文释义：获得一份钱财

• 英文释义：a share of something (money etc.)

• 例句：The government wants a slice of the cake from the new casinos. 政府想从赌场分得一份羹。

take the cake

• 中文释义：名列第一；坏到极点（讽刺）

• 英文释义：to be the best or worst of something

• 例句：The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible. 那个少女的行为太差劲了，非常让人厌恶了。