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cakewalk

n.步态竞赛(旧时美国南部地区黑人的一种娱乐,因对步法及姿势优美者奖以蛋糕而得名),一种步态舞 vi.举行步态竞赛

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cakewalk为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:cakewalker 动词过去式:cakewalked 过去分词:cakewalked 现在分词:cakewalking 第三人称单数:cakewalks

cakewalk


n [singular]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: cakewalk 'walking competition with a cake as first prize' (19-20 centuries)]
AmE informal a very easy thing to do, or a very easy victory
= piece of cake
 The game was a cakewalk.