butterfly

复数：butterflies过去式：butterflied过去分词：butterflied现在分词：butterflying第三人称单数：butterflies

1. [C]蝴蝶 a type of insect with large often beautiful-colored wings, which develops from a caterpillar
2. [C]游手好闲的人,轻浮的人; 水性杨花的女人 sb who seems to be only interested in pleasure
3. [S]蝶式游泳 a way of swimming on one's front, moving the arms together over one's head while kicking the feet up and down together
4. [P](在做重要事情之前等的)忐忑不安 have a nervous feeling before doing sth

• have -lies情绪紧张

• beautiful butterfly美丽的蝴蝶
• social butterfly交际花

butterfly valve蝶形阀

butterfly effect蝴蝶效应

social butterfly交际花

set a butterfly张开蝴蝶的两翼，置于玻璃盒中(作为标本)

butterfly stroke蝶泳

monarch butterfly黑脉金斑蝶，王蝶

1. A butterfly must not be confused with a moth.
   不得将蝴蝶和飞蛾混同起来。
2. A caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly.
   毛虫是蝴蝶的幼体。
3. 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。
4. What are the elements of the butterfly stroke?
   蝶泳的泳姿动作要领是什么?

1. Turn the fish over and butterfly it, before you put it in the oven.
   把鱼翻过来，切开、摊平，然后放到炉子上。