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butter/ˈbʌtə/ n. & v.●n. 1a a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking 黄油，奶油 b a substance of a similar consistency or appearance 黄油状食品 peanut butter 花生酱 2 excessive flattery 奉承，献媚 ●v. tr. spread, cook, or serve with butter 将黄油涂抹于，用黄油烹调；用黄油 butter the bread 在面包上抹黄油; buttered carrots 胡萝卜拌黄油 □ butter up colloq. flatter excessively [口]讨好，巴结 □ look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth seem demure or innocent, probably deceptively 假装天真无邪，看起来老老实实 [Old English butere via Latin butyrum from Greek bouturon] |