cake

• 用面粉、糖、鸡蛋等混合后烘烤制成的甜点，常在节日或庆祝场合食用。也泛指各种蛋糕或糕饼类食品。

A sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, often served as a dessert or for celebrations.

1. Baked dessertA1formalculinary

   A sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, often decorated.

   蛋糕

   • She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
   • Would you like a slice of cake with your coffee?
   • The wedding cake had three tiers and white icing.

   同义词gateautorte

2. B1formal

   A solid, compressed block of a substance, such as soap or a food item.

   块状物

   • He bought a cake of soap from the store.
   • The fisherman used a cake of bait to attract fish.
   • She pressed the rice into a cake for the recipe.

   同义词barblockbrickloaflumpslab

3. Layer or crustB2informal

   A hardened or crusted layer that forms on a surface.

   硬层

   • A cake of mud had dried on his boots.
   • The paint formed a thick cake on the brush.
   • There was a cake of ice on the windshield this morning.

   同义词coatingcrustdepositencrustationincrustationlayerscale

• 动词，指在表面形成或变成坚硬、干燥的一层或覆盖物。

A verb meaning to form or become a hard, dry layer or coating on a surface.

1. Form a hard layerB2informal

   To form a thick, hard, or crusty layer on a surface.

   结成硬层

   • The mud caked on his boots after the hike.
   • Dust had caked on the old furniture.
   • The paint caked on the brush and ruined it.

   同义词coatcongealcrustencrusthardensolidify

2. Cover thicklyB2informal

   To cover something with a thick layer of a substance.

   厚厚地覆盖

   • Her face was caked with makeup.
   • The car was caked in mud after the off-road trip.
   • The pipes were caked with rust and debris.

   同义词coatcoverencrustplastersmear

   反义词barestripuncover