与“馅饼蛋糕”相关的习语
英语课
馅饼（pie 1）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 humble 2 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/as 3 easy as pie: 小菜一碟，小事一桩
Glad to help. It was 4 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 plans 5 to set 6 up their own 7 business 8 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 reasonable 9 person 10 knows that life 11 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。
1 pie
n.饼图，派，馅饼；杂乱；喜鹊；爱说话的人；vt.弄乱
- 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
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
- 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
conj.按照；如同
- 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。
5 plans
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 )
- 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
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
- 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。
8 business
n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行
- 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
adj.合理的，有道理的；通情达理的，公道的
- 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。
标签：
习语