have one's cake and eat it too
英语[编辑]
词源[编辑]
字面意思为“（想同时）拥有蛋糕，和吃掉它”，因为吃了蛋糕就没有了，吃蛋糕和拥有蛋糕两件事无法同时达成。
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发音[编辑]
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动词[编辑]
have one's cake and eat it too (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 has one's cake and eats it too，現在分詞 having one's cake and eating it too，過去式 had one's cake and ate it too，過去分詞 had one's cake and eaten it too)
- (俗語) 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 （同时达到两个互斥的目的）
- It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!
- 你没办法又能拿到存着的钱，又要存钱罐完好无损。鱼和熊掌不可兼得。
用法说明[编辑]
- 一般以谚语的形式出现：One cannot have one's cake and eat it too。
参见[编辑]
- best of both worlds
- butter one's bread on both sides
- cakeism
- have it both ways
- judge, jury and executioner
- run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
- suck and blow