英语词汇“butterfly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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A butterfly is a flying insect with a small body and large, often colorful wings. Some gardeners plant specific flowers that attract butterflies.

Butterflies are closely related to moths, which also have wings that are large in proportion to their bodies and antennae. A butterfly is distinctive because of its relatively large size and lovely, patterned wings. After hatching, they start as caterpillars, and eventually build a chrysalis, inside of which they transform into — and emerge as — a butterfly. The origin of butterfly isn't certain, though it may come from some butterflies' pale yellow color.

WORD FAMILY

butterfly: butterflied, butterflies, butterflying

USAGE EXAMPLES

Lenses: The Lenses feature lets people augment their selfies with things like cartoon dog ears, floral hair wreaths and animated butterflies.

New York Times(Nov 30, 2016)

“We have a solid starter wine collection, and we have two Hunt Slonem pink butterfly paintings,” he says.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016)

“Insects in Painting” pays delicate, fluttering tribute to two mid-19th-century hanging scrolls, “Butterflies” and “Dragonflies,” while still having some illusion-breaking fun.

Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016)

1n diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

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brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

ringlet, ringlet butterfly

any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae

danaid, danaid butterfly

large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste

pierid, pierid butterfly

any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs

sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly

any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies

lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly

any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly

of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders

tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly

brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

Vanessa virginiensis, painted beauty

American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots

admiral

any of several brightly colored butterflies

Vanessa atalanta, red admiral

of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings

Limenitis camilla, white admiral

Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings

Limenitis arthemis, banded purple, white admiral

North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band

Limenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple

similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces

Limenitis archippus, viceroy

showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

anglewing

nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings

Polygonia comma, comma, comma butterfly

anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

fritillary

butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

emperor, emperor butterfly

large richly colored butterfly

Inachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly

European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch, monarch butterfly

large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

cabbage butterfly

white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage

blue

any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

copper

any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly

small butterflies having striped markings under the wings

lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect

insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

2v flutter like a butterfly

Hyper

dart, fleet, flit, flutter

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

n a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

Syn|Hyper

butterfly stroke

swimming stroke

a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward

v cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

Hyper

open, spread, spread out, unfold

spread out or open from a closed or folded state

v talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

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chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance

wanton

engage in amorous play

vamp

act seductively with (someone)

speak, talk

exchange thoughts; talk with

单词	butterfly
释义	butterfly (once / 508 pages) 1nv 2n 3v 4v A butterfly is a flying insect with a small body and large, often colorful wings. Some gardeners plant specific flowers that attract butterflies. Butterflies are closely related to moths, which also have wings that are large in proportion to their bodies and antennae. A butterfly is distinctive because of its relatively large size and lovely, patterned wings. After hatching, they start as caterpillars, and eventually build a chrysalis, inside of which they transform into — and emerge as — a butterfly. The origin of butterfly isn't certain, though it may come from some butterflies' pale yellow color. WORD FAMILY butterfly: butterflied, butterflies, butterflying USAGE EXAMPLES Lenses: The Lenses feature lets people augment their selfies with things like cartoon dog ears, floral hair wreaths and animated butterflies. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) “We have a solid starter wine collection, and we have two Hunt Slonem pink butterfly paintings,” he says. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) “Insects in Painting” pays delicate, fluttering tribute to two mid-19th-century hanging scrolls, “Butterflies” and “Dragonflies,” while still having some illusion-breaking fun. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1 1n diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings Hypo\|Hyper brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast ringlet, ringlet butterfly any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae danaid, danaid butterfly large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste pierid, pierid butterfly any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles Vanessa virginiensis, painted beauty American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots admiral any of several brightly colored butterflies Vanessa atalanta, red admiral of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings Limenitis camilla, white admiral Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings Limenitis arthemis, banded purple, white admiral North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band Limenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces Limenitis archippus, viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller anglewing nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings Polygonia comma, comma, comma butterfly anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing fritillary butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver emperor, emperor butterfly large richly colored butterfly Inachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch, monarch butterfly large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed cabbage butterfly white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage blue any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly small butterflies having striped markings under the wings lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales 2v flutter like a butterfly Hyper dart, fleet, flit, flutter move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart 2 n a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down Syn\|Hyper butterfly stroke swimming stroke a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward 3 v cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking Hyper open, spread, spread out, unfold spread out or open from a closed or folded state 4 v talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance wanton engage in amorous play vamp act seductively with (someone) speak, talk exchange thoughts; talk with
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