Cake作为名词时，意思是糕饼、蛋糕、饼状食物、饼，cake作为动词时，意思是覆盖、结成硬块、胶凝。cake的复数是cakes，cake的第三人称单数是cakes，cake的现在分词是caking，cake的过去式是caked。
cake的例句：a small cake of lime-scented soap.一小块青柠味香皂。The blood had begun to cake and turn brown.血开始结块变黑。
What he wants is a switch to a market economy in a way which does not reduce people's standard of living.To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it.他想要转型为市场经济,同时又不*人们的生活水平。在许多人看来,这是想要鱼与熊掌兼得。
Books on the Royal Family are selling like hot cakes.有关*的书卖得正火。Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.摆脱掉他就是小事一桩。