"that takes the cake" 怎么发音
expression
THAT tayks thuh KAYK
THAT tayks thuh KAYK
释义
Used to say that something is the most surprising, shocking, annoying, or ridiculous thing in a series of events or actions.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈteɪks/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkeɪk
英式英语
ðˈæt/ /tˈeɪks/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈeɪk
简化发音
美式
THAT tayks thuh KAYK
英式
THAT tayks thuh KAYK
语境中听
My phone broke again, but this time it fell in the toilet—that takes the cake.
You forgot my birthday again? That takes the cake!
He was late every day, but missing the test takes the cake.
I thought she couldn't surprise me anymore, but her latest story takes the cake.