fruitcake
翻译
水果蛋糕, 疯子, 古怪的人
例句
We had a slice of fruitcake with tea.
我们喝茶时吃了一片水果蛋糕。
He's a bit of a fruitcake, but he's harmless.
他有点古怪，但没有恶意。
语法模式
a fruitcake [可数] 水果蛋糕 We had a slice of fruitcake with tea.
a fruitcake [可数，非正式] 古怪的人，疯子 He's a bit of a fruitcake, but he's harmless.
近义词
Synonyms (for person): eccentric, oddball, crank
词源
一个复合词：“fruit”（水果）+“cake”（蛋糕）。
记忆技巧
请记住它的字面意思和非正式的比喻意思，后者指古怪的人，源于短语“nutty as a fruitcake”（像水果蛋糕一样古怪）。