"fruitcake" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 水果蛋糕 / 怪人

Definition

一种浓密丰富的蛋糕，含有干果或蜜饯、坚果和香料，通常浸泡在酒中。非正式用法中，也指古怪或疯狂的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式含义（'He's a total fruitcake'）在日常口语中很常见。Fruitcake在文化上与圣诞节相关，因为很多人觉得它太密实或太干，所以经常被转送他人，成为一个笑话。

Examples

My aunt bakes a fruitcake every Christmas.

我阿姨每年圣诞节都烤一个**水果蛋糕**。

This fruitcake is full of raisins and nuts.

这个**水果蛋糕**满满的都是葡萄干和坚果。

He's a bit of a fruitcake, but everyone loves him.

他有点**古怪**，但大家都喜欢他。

Nobody actually eats the fruitcake — it just gets passed around from house to house every year.

其实没人吃那个**水果蛋糕**——它每年只是从一家传到另一家。

You'd have to be a complete fruitcake to go skydiving in this weather.

在这种天气去跳伞，你得是个十足的**疯子**。

I soaked the fruitcake in brandy for a month and it turned out incredible.

我把**水果蛋糕**在白兰地里泡了一个月，结果出奇地好吃。