cake English [ke k] 美 [ke k] Third person singular number: cakes Plural: cakes
Past tense: caked Present participle: caking The past participle caked
1. cake can be used as a noun or as a verb. As a noun denotes: cake;Creamie;Pastry;Bread-shaped foods.
1.cake can be both a countable noun and an uncountable noun. It depends on how it is used in the sentence.
When cake is used as a countable noun, it means "cake". For example:
i bought a cake at the bakery this morning.
I bought a piece of cake at the bakery this morning.
i cut them all a piece of birthday cake.
I cut a piece of birthday cake for each of them.
2.Whereas, when cake is used as an uncountable noun, it means "pastry" or "dessert". For example:
after dinner, we had some cake for dessert.
After the meal, we had some pastries for dessert.
IIcake as a verb denotes (a soft thing that hardens when it dries with a thick layer).；(after drying) forming a hard lump;Cementitious. For example:
my daughter's shoes were caked with mud.My daughter has sludge on her shoes.
blood from the wound had caked on her leg.The blood from the wound formed a lump on her leg.
To tell whether cake is countable or uncountable, you need to look at how it is used in a sentence. If it refers to "a piece of cake", it is a countable noun;If it refers to "pastry" or "dessert", it is an uncountable noun.