butter
US
UK butter n: (spreadable food)
SC 黄油 huáng yóu
Many people prefer to cook with butter instead of oil.
很多人做饭时喜欢用黄油，不喜欢用食用油。
butter [sth] vtr: (to apply butter)
SC 抹黄油 mǒ huáng yóu
TC 塗奶油
TC 塗奶油
SC 涂黄油 mǒ huáng yóu，tú huáng yóu
Do you butter your bread on both sides?
你在面包的两面都涂黄油吗？
butter [sb] up, butter up [sb] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, informal (flatter, sweet-talk) (比喻，非正式用语)
SC 阿谀奉承，拍…的马屁 ē yú fèng cheng ，pāi de mǎ pì
TC 阿諛奉承
TC 阿諛奉承
He tried to butter up his boss in hopes of getting an extra day off. Stop trying to butter me up and just tell me what you want.
他试着拍老板的马屁，以期能多放一天假。别再阿谀奉承了，直接告诉我你想要什么。
bread and butter n: (bread with butter spread on it)
SC 黄油面包 huáng yóu miàn bāo
TC 黃油麵包
TC 黃油麵包
A glass of milk with bread and butter for breakfast is the best.
bread and butter n: informal, figurative (livelihood)
SC 生计 shēng jì
Cooking is his bread and butter; he's a chef.
bread and butter, bread-and-butter adj: informal, figurative (staple, basic)
SC 基本的 jī běn de
brown butter n: (roasted butter)
SC 褐色黄油，棕色黄油
butter bean n: mainly UK (legume: lima bean)
SC 奶油豆 nǎi yóu dòu
The vegetarian option on our menu this evening is a casserole made with butter beans.
butter dish n: (in fridge: butter container) (用于在冰箱内储存黄油)
SC 黄油碟 huáng yóu dié
butter dish n: (at table: butter container) (用于在餐桌上放置黄油)
SC 黄油碟 huáng yóu dié
There were two butter dishes on the table, one with butter and one with margarine.
butter knife n: (tool for cutting butter)
SC 切黄油的刀 qiē huáng yóu de dāo
The butter knife is not sharp as it only has to cut through butter, which is very soft.
cocoa butter, cacao butter n: (fat extracted from cocoa beans)
SC 可可油 kě kě yóu
SC 可可脂 kě kě yóu，kě kě zhī
Cocoa butter and cocoa solids are blended to make unsweetened chocolate.
garlic butter n: (butter flavored with garlic)
SC 蒜香黄油 suàn xiāng huáng yóu
I love to dip cooked shrimp in garlic butter.
The crusty bread was served with a delicious garlic butter.
lima bean n: mainly US (legume: butter bean)
SC 利马豆
TC 利馬豆
TC 利馬豆
peanut butter n: (spread made from peanuts)
SC 花生酱 huā shēng jiàng
TC 花生醬
TC 花生醬
Peanut butter is high in protein and makes a tasty snack with celery, carrots or apples.
花生酱富含蛋白质，与西芹、胡萝卜或者苹果搭配可以做出好吃的零食。
peanut butter and jelly sandwich n: US (food: children's favorite)
SC 花生酱和果冻三明治 huā shēng jiàng hé guǒ dòng sān míng zhì
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a staple on the children's menu.
shea butter, shea oil n: (moisturizer made from shea seed) (用作保湿乳)
SC 乳木果油
stick of butter n: US (butter: quarter pound) (黄油)
SC 四分之一磅
I need a stick of butter for this recipe.
做这道菜，我需要四分之一磅的黄油。