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-新都网

单词	butterfly
释义	butterfly —butterflylike, adj. , adv. /but"euhr fluy'/, n. , pl. butterflies, v. , butterflied, butterflying, adj. n. 1. any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often conspicuously marked wings. 2. a person who flits aimlessly from one interest or group to another: a social butterfly. 3. butterflies, (used with a pl. v.) Informal. a queasy feeling, as from nervousness, excitement, etc. 4. a racing breaststroke, using a dolphin kick, in which the swimmer brings both arms out of the water in forward, circular motions. 5. Carpentry. See butterfly wedge. 6. Sculpture. an X-shaped support attached to an armature. 7. one of the swinging brackets of a butterfly table. 8. Motion Pictures. a screen of scrim, gauze, or similar material, for diffusing light. v.t. 9. Cookery. to slit open and spread apart to resemble the spread wings of a butterfly. adj. Also, butterflied. 10. Cookery. split open and spread apart to resemble a butterfly: butterfly shrimp; butterfly steak. [bef. 1000; ME boterflye, OE buttorfleoge. See BUTTER, FLY²]
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