also fruit-cake, 1838 in the literal sense "a rich, sweet cake containing fruit," from fruit + cake (n.). Slang meaning "lunatic person" is first attested 1952.
雙語例句
1. She's nutty as a fruitcake .
她古怪得很。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. He looked all right, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake.
他看來沒什么, 但當(dāng)他一開口說話, 我們就看得出他已瘋得很厲害了.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. Favorite desserts include mince pie or pumpkin pie, plum pudding and fruitcake.
人們最喜歡的飯后甜點(diǎn)包括甜餡餅或南瓜餡餅 、 李子布丁和水果蛋糕.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Take far too long. Crack open the fruitcake and let's eat!