說到cake這個單詞,大部分人會想到蛋糕這個意思。cake理解為蛋糕時是一個名詞,其實cake還可以做動詞。今天,我們就一起看一下cake的用法。
首先,我們看一下cake做名詞的用法。
1、Would you like some chocolate cake?你想來點兒巧克力蛋糕嗎?這句話中cake的意思是蛋糕、糕餅,既可以做可數名詞,也可以做不可數名詞。一塊蛋糕可以表達為a piece of cake ;做蛋糕可以表達為make a cake。
2、She wants to buy some potato cakes.她想買一些土豆餅。這句話中cake的意思是餅、餅狀食物。
其次,我們看一下cake做動詞的用法。
1、Her shoes were caked with mud.她的鞋上沾著汙泥。這句話中caked是cake的過去分詞,意思是覆蓋,常用的搭配是cake sth (in/with sth)。
2、The blood had begun to cake and turn brown.血開始結塊變黑。這句話中cake的意思是膠凝、結成硬塊。凝結了的血可以表達為caked blood。
最後,我們看一下與cake相關的習語和短語。
1、have your cake and eat it 得其利而無其弊、兩者兼得
To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it.在許多人看來,這是想要魚與熊掌兼得。
2、go/sell like hot cakes 暢銷
Books on the Royal Family are selling like hot cakes.有關皇室的書賣得正火。
3、a piece of cake 輕而易舉的事、舉手之勞
Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.擺脫掉他就是小事一樁。
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