apple pie
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌæp.əl ˈpaɪ/ us/ˌæp.əl ˈpaɪ/
苹果馅饼，苹果派
a sweet food made from apples cooked under or inside pastry
She roasted a leg of lamb and baked an apple pie. 她烤了一条羊腿，还烘培了一个苹果派。
a piece of apple pie 一片苹果派
Idioms
as American as apple pieidiom 典型美国式的，地道美国式的
typical of the way of life in the United States of America
Leather jackets are as American as apple pie and Harley-Davidsons. 皮夹克具有典型的美国特色，此外还有哈利-戴维森摩托车。
motherhood and apple pieidiom 母性与苹果派;（对美国人来说）十全十美的东西
used to represent things that most Americans consider to be very good and important
For some Americans, low taxes and small government are as sacred as motherhood and apple pie. 对美国人来说，低税与小型政府就如母性与苹果派一般十全十美。
apple pie
adjective (also apple-pie) uk/ˌæp.əl ˈpaɪ/ us/ˌæp.əl ˈpaɪ/
（在美国代表传统积极生活理念的）苹果派般的，十全十美的
representing traditional and positive ideas of life in the US
The film seems to depict an idealized apple-pie notion of American life. 这个电影似乎描述了一种苹果派般的理想化美国生活。
He explores the dysfunctional reality of apple-pie suburbia. 他研究的是貌似十全十美郊区生活中实际社会关系的失衡与破裂。
Idiom
be in apple-pie orderidiom UK old-fashioned 井然有序;整齐;井井有条
to be perfectly arranged and tidy
Their house is always in apple-pie order. 他们家总是收拾得井井有条。