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　

Collins.2 / BNC.5314 / COCA.4923

习惯用语

have butterflies (in your stomach)

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。

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。

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

This butterfly is beautiful!
这只蝴蝶真漂亮！
I drew a bold black and white butterfly pattern and took it to Mrs. Vidian.
我设计了一个黑白分明的蝴蝶图案，交给了威迪安夫人。
She is a butterfly.
她是一个轻浮的人。
Butterfly, rainbow and this is a palace.
这是蝴蝶，这是彩虹，这是宫殿。
The butterfly's eye is rather curious.
蝴蝶的眼睛很奇妙。
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。
A larva metamorphose into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly.
幼虫变为蛹，然后再变成蝴蝶。
I'll make my joy like this small butterfly.
我会和这小蝴蝶一样找寻快乐。
I see a butterfly, and you?
我看到了一只蝴蝶，你呢？
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。