Word
cakewalk
易事；轻而易举的事
an easy task; something easily accomplished
- 1.
The style of music associated with such a contest.
与这种比赛相关的音乐风格。
- 2.
The dance, or strutting style of dance, associated with such a contest.
与这种比赛相关的舞蹈或高视阔步的舞蹈风格。
阔步舞；与这种比赛相关的音乐风格。；与这种比赛相关的舞蹈或高视阔步的舞蹈风格。；步态竞赛
In use
After all those advanced classes, the basic test was a cakewalk for her.
Setting up the tent is a cakewalk if you follow the instructions carefully.
The first level of the video game is a cakewalk, but the later levels get much harder.
be a cakewalk
名词用法（易事）：非正式，表示某事轻而易举。
The final exam was a cakewalk.
期末考试简单极了。
find sth a cakewalk
名词用法（易事）：find + 宾语 + a cakewalk 表示“认为……很容易”。
She finds the new software a cakewalk.
她觉得这个新软件用起来易如反掌。
do the cakewalk
名词用法（舞蹈）：the cakewalk 指一种源于美国的舞蹈。
Connections
Collocations
- be a cakewalk
- 是轻而易举的事
- The exam was a cakewalk for her.这次考试对她来说是轻而易举的事。
- no cakewalk
- 绝非易事
- Learning a foreign language is no cakewalk.学一门外语绝非易事。
- look like a cakewalk
- 看起来轻而易举
- The puzzle looks like a cakewalk, but it took me hours.这个谜题看起来轻而易举，却花了我好几个小时。
- make something a cakewalk
- 使某事变得轻而易举
- Her preparation made the presentation a cakewalk.她的准备使这次演示变得轻而易举。
- win in a cakewalk
- 轻而易举地获胜
- The team won the championship in a cakewalk.该队轻而易举地赢得了冠军。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 cake（蛋糕）和 walk（走）连起来想：像去拿蛋糕那样轻松走一圈，就成了“轻而易举的事”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：口语、非正式场合、评论任务难度 在非正式口语中，cakewalk 常用来形容某事非常容易，多用于日常会话或轻松评论，如说某考试或任务‘小菜一碟’。正式场合较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɒːk/ 音结尾，与 cakewalk 中 -walk 的读音 /wɒːk/ 相同（元音和尾辅音一致），因此押韵。注意 cakewalk 开头的 cake 拼写像 cake，但读音为 /keɪk/，与这些词不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.