butterfly

noun

/ˈbʌtəflaɪ/

/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/

(plural butterflies)

Idioms

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[countable] a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings
- butterflies and moths
- She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
- The butterfly emerged from the pupa.
see also monarch butterflyTopics Insects, worms, etc.b1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + butterfly
- chase
- collect
- attract
- …
butterfly + verb
- flit
- flutter
- fly
- …
butterfly + noun
- wing
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[uncountable] 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
- She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race).
Topics Sports: water sportsc2

Word OriginOld English, from butter + the insect fly; perhaps from the cream or yellow colour of common species, or from an old belief that the insects stole butter.

Idioms

have butterflies (in your stomach)

(informal) to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something
- I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.

单词	butterfly
释义	butterfly noun /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/ (plural butterflies) Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [countable] a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings butterflies and moths She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives. The butterfly emerged from the pupa. see also monarch butterflyTopics Insects, worms, etc.b1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + butterfly chase collect attract … butterfly + verb flit flutter fly … butterfly + noun wing See full entry enlarge image [uncountable] 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 She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race). Topics Sports: water sportsc2 Word OriginOld English, from butter + the insect fly; perhaps from the cream or yellow colour of common species, or from an old belief that the insects stole butter. Idioms have butterflies (in your stomach) (informal) to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.
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