短语 the icing on the cake “蛋糕上的糖衣”的意思是使一件原本己经很好的事物变得更好，锦上添花。

 

例句

 

It is great to see my team in the final. And now I've got tickets to watch the match in the stadium - this is the icing on the cake!

 

Mary's salary will double with her promotion¹. All the foreign travel and luxury hotels she'll be staying in are the icing on the cake.

 

请注意

 

我们用短语 a piece of cake “一块蛋糕”来形容易如反掌的、轻松的事，正如汉语里说的“小菜一碟”。

 

例句

 

I am very good at Maths. The final exam will be a piece of cake.

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