cakewalk
cakewalk
noun
[no obj.]
noun
- (informal)an absurdly or surprisingly easy task
(非正式)易如反掌的事情
winning the league won't be a cakewalk for them.
对他们来说，赢得联赛不是件极轻松的事。 - a strutting dance popular at the end of the 19th century, developed from an American black contest in graceful walking which had a cake as a prize
阔步舞（流行于19世纪末，由以糕饼为奖品的美国黑人优雅走步比赛发展而来）
[no obj.]
- (informal)achieve or win something easily
(非正式)轻松取得（或赢得）
he cakewalked to a 5-1 triumph.
他轻松地以5比1获胜。 - walk or dance in the manner of a cakewalk
以阔步舞步子走路；跳阔步舞
a troupe of clowns cakewalked by.
一群小丑跳着阔步舞走过。
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