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butterfly/ˈbʌtəflai/n. (pl. -flies) 1 any insect of the order Lepidoptera which typically flies by day and has clubbed or dilated antennae and two pairs of usu. brightly coloured wings held erect when at rest (鳞翅目)蝴蝶(通常翅膀彩色) 2 a showy or frivolous person 炫耀轻浮的人 3 (in pl. 用复数) colloq. a nervous sensation felt in the stomach [口]空腹感，呕吐感 4 (in full 全称 butterfly stroke) a stroke in swimming, with both arms raised out of the water and lifted forwards together 蝶泳 [Old English buttor-flēoge (as BUTTER, FLY2) : perhaps from the cream or yellow colour of common species, or from an old belief that the insects stole butter] |