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与“馅饼蛋糕”相关的习语

时间:2016-01-26 23:57:30

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   馅饼(pie1)和蛋糕(cake)是老外爱吃的东西。因为与他们的日常生活密切相关,所以被用以喻人喻事也就不足为怪了。

  馅饼蛋糕
  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 humble2 pie: 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 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。
2 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。
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。