pie.
馅饼,饼,饼类,派
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Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust: apple pie; meat pie.
- ›a layer cake with a filling of custard, cream jelly, or the like: chocolate cream pie.
- ›a total or whole that can be divided: They want a bigger part of the profit pie.
- ›an activity or affair: He has his finger in the political pie too.
- ›pizza.
Phrases
- pie in the sky
- apple-pie order
- easy as pie
- eat crow (humble pie)
- finger in the pie
- slice of the pie
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Examples
A lot of times, somebody’s “secret family recipe” for pumpkin pie is just the recipe off the back of the can of Libby’s pumpkin puree.
Others, fearing the potential for super-spreaders to hide among the pie stands and farm rows, worry that travelers could bring a second wave of infections to their doorsteps.
With about 79% of private employers with 500 or more employees self-funding their health-care benefits, Verily is betting it can grab a piece of a very large pie.
The pie is not fixed, and our interactions may be more positive-sum than not.
“Screaming, marching and signs are not the whole pie,” he said.
The process of co-opting black music and selling it back to the adoring public in whiteface is as American as apple pie.
Not enough black films are being made to warrant a piece of the pie.
This is a twist on a classic American pot pie but dressed up for company.
Think one small piece of pie or a half-cup of eggnog, says Zied, will do the trick.
Another vital way to expand the pie is to collaborate with industry partners.