/keɪk ||; kek/noun1 [C,U] a sweet food made by mixing flour, eggs, butter, sugar, etc together and baking the mixture in the oven 蛋糕: to make/bake a cake 做╱烤蛋糕a wedding cake 结婚蛋糕a piece/slice of birthday cake 一块生日蛋糕Would you like some more cake? 还要点蛋糕吗?
2 [C] a mixture of other food, cooked in a round, flat shape 饼状食物: fish/potato cakes 煎鱼饼;马铃薯饼
have your cake and eat it to enjoy the advantages of sth without its disadvantages; to have both things that are available 只占便宜而不吃亏;两者兼得:
You can't go out every night and pass your exams. You can't have your cake and eat it. 你又要每晚外出,又要考试及格,天下哪有鱼与熊掌兼得的事。 a piece of cake→
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