have your cake and eat it

含义

to get two advantages that are usually impossible to combine

想要通常无法兼得的两种好处.

例句

1. 1You can't have your cake and eat it — if you want a dog, you'll have less free time.
2. 2He wants a big salary and short hours; basically, he wants to have his cake and eat it.
3. 3The club wants lower fees and better facilities, but it can't have its cake and eat it.
4. 4Can we really have our cake and eat it, saving money while going on three holidays a year?
5. 5Aisha wants to live by the sea and keep her job in the city — she can't have her cake and eat it.

语法

通常用在 can't 或 want to 之后。your 可换成 my、their、its 等。美式英语在末尾加 too。

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