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,又不降低人们的生活水平。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.有关皇室的书卖得正火。Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.摆脱掉他就是小事一桩。