butterfly

butterfly

['bʌtəflai]

n.蝴蝶, 蝶状物,蝶泳
vt.(烹饪时把鱼肉等）切开摊平

例句与用法：

A larva metamorphoses into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly.

幼虫变为蛹，然后再变成蝴蝶。

He tried in vain to catch the butterfly on the flower.

他白费力气想抓住停在花上的蝴蝶。

A butterfly is flying up and down among the flowers.

有一只蝴蝶正在花丛里忽上忽下地飞着。

Take not a musket to kill a butterfly.

[谚]小题大做; 杀鸡焉用牛刀。

The ugly caterpillar will change into a beautiful butterfly.

丑陋的毛虫会变成美丽的蝴蝶。

I think this worm is a larva of a butterfly.

我觉得这虫子是蝴蝶的幼虫。

It shows the metamorphosis of a larva into a butterfly.

它展示了从幼虫变成蝴蝶的过程。

I don't like this young woman; she seems a social butterfly.

我不喜欢这个年轻女子，她象个交际花。

词形变化：

动词过去式: butterflied | 动词过去分词: butterflied | 动词现在分词: butterflying | 动词第三人称单数: butterflies |

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n.[C]

1. 蝴蝶

2. 衣着艳丽的人, 轻浮多变的人(尤指女性); 追求享乐的人

3. 【体】蝶泳[the S]

短语词组：

have/get butterflies in one's stomach

1. 紧张

I had butterflies in my stomach when I went to see my boss this morning.

今天上午我去见老板时心里很紧张。