8个与pie和cake相关的习语

时间：2022-06-07 09:16:12

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1. take the cake: 名列第一；优胜
 
Of all the hard-hearted women, she takes the cake.
女性中能像她那么铁石心肠的，恐怕再也没谁了。
 
2. eat humble1 pie2: 忍气吞声；低头认罪
 
I think I'm right, but if I'm wrong, I'll eat humble pie.
我觉得我是对的。不过如果能证明我错，我甘愿认罪。
 
3. go/sell like hot cakes: 热销，畅销
 
I'm sure this new line of coats will go like hot cakes.
我确信这种新款外套一定会畅销。
 
4. a piece of cake/as3 easy as pie: 小菜一碟，小事一桩
 
Glad to help. It was4 a piece of cake.
很高兴能帮上忙。这一点也不难。
 
5. eat one's cake and have it too: 得其利而无其害，两者兼得（多用于否定句中）
 
Don't buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You can't eat your cake and have it too.
如果你想要走路、想要保持健康，就别买车。鱼和熊掌不可兼得。
 
6. pie in the sky: 渺茫的希望
 
Their plans5 to set6 up their own7 business8 are just pie in the sky.
他们创办自己公司的计划只不过是空想罢了。
 
7. cakes and ale: 欢乐，物质享受，生活中的好东西（ale是一种酒）
 
Any reasonable9 person10 knows that life11 is not all cakes and ale.
任何理性的人都知道，生活不可能总是充满鲜花和美酒。
 
8. a piece (or slice) of the pie: 一份好处，一杯羹
 
When the ​business ​started making ​money, everyone in his ​family ​wanted a piece of the ​pie.
他的生意开始赚钱后，家里每个人都想分一杯羹。

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1 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
参考例句：
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
2 pie x2ezk     
n.饼图，派，馅饼；杂乱；喜鹊；爱说话的人；vt.弄乱
参考例句：
  • Can you manage another slice of pie?你能再吃一片馅饼吗？
  • I think I'll have a piece of apple pie.我想来一块苹果馅饼。
3 as pNiyL     
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
4 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
5 plans 7d5291299ad348d03615a1d1577a7808     
n.计划( plan的名词复数 )；打算；平面图；示意图v.计划，打算，设计( plan的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
  • There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在拟订增税方案。
6 set BzwwD     
n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去
参考例句：
  • He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
  • The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。
7 own QKbxk     
v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的
参考例句：
  • I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
  • Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。
8 business 1ScyK     
n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行
参考例句：
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
9 reasonable HTKxU     
adj.合理的，有道理的；通情达理的，公道的
参考例句：
  • Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime.许多餐馆中午都提供价钱合理的客饭。
  • I'll buy the car if the price is reasonable.如果价钱公道，我就把这辆车买下。
10 person QMBxI     
n.人
参考例句：
  • I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
  • She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。
11 life C1LxR     
n.生活；生命
参考例句：
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
  • At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

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