C U 馅饼 a pastry case, especially a round one, filled with meat or fruit and covered with pastry, baked in a deep dish

　pie　的意思是“馅饼”，现代汉语中有时音译为“派”。pie通常指外面包有酥脆皮，馅是肉或果子的饼。

　bake ～　烘烤馅饼
　eat humble ～　忍辱含垢
　eat too much ～　馅饼吃得太多
　have a finger in the ～　干涉某事
　put a finger into another ～　多管闲事
　cold ～　凉馅饼
　hot ～　热馅饼
　squashed ～　压扁的馅饼
　whole ～　整只馅饼
　apple ～　苹果馅饼，苹果派
　apricot ～　杏子馅饼
　cherry ～　樱桃馅饼
　fruit ～　水果饼
　meat ～　肉饼
　mud ～　泥饼
　peach ～　桃子馅饼
　raisin ～　葡萄干馅饼
　～ dish　蛋糕盘，烤饼盘
　a piece〔slice〕 of ～　（圆形馅饼切成的）一块三角形的馅饼

　You'd better cook the pie up.　你最好快点把馅饼做好。
　We shall have meat pies for lunch.　我们午饭吃肉馅饼。
　We sat on the grass, each with our bottle of Cola and a hot pie.　我们坐在草地上，每人都有一瓶可乐和一块热馅饼。
　It is not a pleasant experience to have to eat humble pie to those whom you know to be your inferiors.　不得不在那些明知不如你的人面前低声下气，这是一种不愉快的体验。

 ♣ have a finger in the pie
　参与〔干预〕某事 have an interest〔share〕　in an undertaking
　I told him I would work for him only if I could have a finger in the pie.　我告诉他我愿为他工作，只要让我参与此事。
　When a new project began, he would have a finger in the pie.　一有新项目，他总是要插手参与。
 ♣ pie in the sky
　不能保证实现的诺言　a hopeful plan or suggestion that has not been, or has little chance of being put into effect
　Their ideas about reforming the prison system are just pie in the sky.　他们打算改革监狱制度的想法纯粹是空中楼阁。
　His plans for converting his house into an antique shop are just pie in the sky.　他想把他的房子改造成一个古玩店，那种计划只不过是空想而已。
　Political promises are often pie in the sky, meant to win votes.　政治上的许诺往往是空中馅饼，其用意在于赢得选票。

 ♣ pie, flan, tart
　在英式英语中， pie通常指外面包有酥脆皮者；如果上面没有酥脆表皮的则被称为tart（有水果馅）或flan（用水果乳酪等作馅的）；而在美式英语中，有无酥脆表皮的都叫pie.

　［词源］　中古英语pie（西式点心）