How do you use "cake" in a sentence?

She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday. Would you like a slice of cake with your tea? The exam was a piece of cake.

cake

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Significado: A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and butter

蛋糕，糕点

pastel, tarta, bizcocho

ケーキ

케이크

A cake is a sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. Cakes are often served at celebrations like birthdays and weddings. The phrase 'a piece of cake' means something is very easy. 'You can't have your cake and eat it too' means you cannot have two incompatible things.

「cake」是一种用面粉、糖、鸡蛋和黄油制成的甜味烘焙食品。蛋糕通常在生日和婚礼等庆祝活动中供应。短语「a piece of cake」意味着某事非常容易。

Un «cake» es un alimento horneado dulce hecho de harina, azúcar, huevos y mantequilla. Los pasteles a menudo se sirven en celebraciones como cumpleaños y bodas. La frase «a piece of cake» significa que algo es muy fácil.

「cake」は、小麦粉、砂糖、卵、バターで作られた甘い焼き菓子です。ケーキは誕生日や結婚式などのお祝いでよく出されます。「a piece of cake」というフレーズは何かがとても簡単という意味です。

케이크(cake)는 밀가루, 설탕, 달걀, 버터로 만든 달콤한 구운 음식이다. 생일이나 결혼식 같은 축하 자리에서 자주 먹는다. 'a piece of cake'는 매우 쉬운 일을 의미하는 관용 표현이다. 'You can't have your cake and eat it too'는 두 가지 양립할 수 없는 것을 동시에 가질 수 없다는 뜻이다.

Ejemplos

She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
她为他的生日烤了一个巧克力蛋糕。
Ella horneó un pastel de chocolate para su cumpleaños.
彼女は彼の誕生日にチョコレートケーキを焼いた。
그녀는 그의 생일에 초콜릿 케이크를 구웠다.
Would you like a slice of cake with your tea?
你想来一块蛋糕配茶吗？
¿Te gustaría un trozo de pastel con tu té?
お茶と一緒にケーキを一切れいかがですか？
차와 함께 케이크 한 조각 드시겠어요?
The exam was a piece of cake.
那次考试简直是小菜一碟。
El examen fue pan comido.
その試験は朝飯前だった。
그 시험은 식은 죽 먹기였다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old Norse 'kaka' meaning 'cake', from Proto-Germanic 'kokon'. Related to Dutch 'koek' and German 'Kuchen'. Originally any small flat bread. The phrase 'a piece of cake' (something easy) dates from the 1930s.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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