cakewalk是什么意思？

cakewalk

英[ˈkeɪkwɔ:k] 美['keɪkwɔk]

• n. 很容易做的事，易如反掌的事，步态竞赛，一种步态舞；
• vi. 举行步态竞赛；

复数：cakewalks;

第三人称单数：cakewalks;

过去式：cakewalked;

过去分词：cakewalked;

现在分词：cakewalking;

例句

• Invading iraq won't be a cakewalk. 侵入伊拉克绝非易事.
• Winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him. 赢得锦标赛对他来说易如反掌.
• Fittipaldi's victory was a cakewalk. 菲蒂帕尔迪的成功来得太容易了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-SING
  易如反掌的事;容易做的事
  If you say that something is a cakewalk, you mean that it is very easy to do or achieve.
  例句
  Fittipaldi's victory was a cakewalk. 菲蒂帕尔迪的成功来得太容易了。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
  2. an easy accomplishment;
  "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him""invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk"
• Verb
  1. perform the cakewalk dance