butterfly

英 [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

美 [ˈbʌtərflaɪ]

n.  蝴蝶; 蝶泳
v.  切开摊平

复数：butterflies　现在分词：butterflying　过去式：butterflied　第三人称单数：butterflies　过去分词：butterflied　

中考高考CET4考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.5314 / COCA.4923

习惯用语

n.

have butterflies (in your stomach)
• （做某事前）心慌，紧张
  to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing sth

牛津词典

noun

• 蝴蝶
  a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings
  1. butterflies and moths
     蝴蝶和蛾
  2. She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
     她像一只蝴蝶，每天在人前人后飞来飞去。
• 蝶泳
  a swimming stroke in which you swim on your front and lift both arms forward at the same time while your legs move up and down together
  1. She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race) .
     她获得200米蝶泳比赛的第三名。

柯林斯词典

• 蝴蝶
  Abutterflyis an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
• 蝶泳
  Butterflyis a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, kicking your legs and bringing your arms over your head together.
• PHRASE 情绪紧张；心慌意乱；忐忑不安
  If you havebutterflies inyourstomachor havebutterflies, you are very nervous or excited about something.
  1. An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach.
     一场考试，甚至是一次令人兴奋的社会活动，都有可能让人心里发慌。

英英释义

noun

• a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
  Synonym:butterfly stroke
• diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

verb

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  1. The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
  2. My husband never flirts with other women
  Synonym:chat upflirtdallycoquetcoquetteromancephilandermash
• cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
  1. butterflied shrimp
• flutter like a butterfly

双语例句

• It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span
  这是一只非常美丽的蝴蝶，翼展2英寸。
• Butterfly, I think you, you can fly back for me?
  蝴蝶，我想你了，你可以为我飞回来吗？
• The butterfly's eye is rather curious.
  蝴蝶的眼睛很奇妙。
• Doing this will cause you to miss this natural and necessary part of butterfly.
  这样做会让你错过这个天然的和必要的蝴蝶的一部分。
• I know the Butterfly.
  我认识蝴蝶。
• Butterfly valves are commonly used for clip-on butterfly valve and two Flanged butterfly valve.
  常用的蝶阀有对夹式蝶阀和法兰式蝶阀两种。
• There are some butterfly specimens in the museum.
  那家博物馆里有一些蝴蝶标本。
• Binding styles of Chinese ancient books mainly include bamboo or wooden slips, scroll, concertina binding, chinese path binding, butterfly binding, back-wrapped binding, thread binding and others.
  中国古代书籍的装帧形式主要有简策、卷轴装、经折装、梵夹装、蝴蝶装、包背装、线装等。
• She wore butterfly glasses and had a beehive hairdo.
  她戴着一副蝶形眼镜，顶着一头蜂窝式发型。
• The bee and the butterfly are flying to the field.
  蜜蜂和蝴蝶正飞向田野。