take the cake

短语

成为最佳者, 得奖

发音

US

词形变化

taken the cake takes the cake 三单 takes the cake taking the cake took the cake taking the cake 现在分词 took the cake 过去式 taken the cake 过去式 taken the cake 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Used as an affirmation or accolade when one is deemed the top position in a comparison or contest; to win or be the best (at).

    美国 非正式 习语

    Thanks! You guys take the cake.

    Once the party was over, everyone agreed that Elizabeth and her Harriet Tubman getup had taken the cake.

    I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the cake.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 1

win

词源

Attested since circa 1870. Originally used in reference to the winners of cake walk competitions in black communities of the southern USA in the 19th and early 20th centuries, who were said to have "taken the cake", which was oftentimes the prize.

来源：wiktionary