*cake/kek; keɪk/ n 1 [C,U] a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, butter, sugar etc 糕饼，蛋糕: a birthday cake 生日蛋糕 Would you like a piece of cake? 你要不要来一块蛋糕？ 2 [C] a small piece of something, made into a flat shape 饼状物: fish cakes 鱼肉饼 3 have your cake and eat it to have all the advantages of a situation without any of its disadvantages 得其利而无其害，两者兼得