have one's cake and eat it too

短语

又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草

发音

AU

词形变化

had one's cake and ate it too had one's cake and eaten it too has one's cake and eats it too 三单 has one's cake and eats it too having one's cake and eating it too having one's cake and eating it too 现在分词 had one's cake and ate it too 过去式 had one's cake and eaten it too 过去式 had one's cake and eaten it too 过去分词

别名

have one's cake and eat it eat one's cake and have it too

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).

    又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草

    又要马儿不吃草

    鱼与熊掌不可兼得

    习语

    It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!