butterfly
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UK butterfly n: (insect) (昆虫)
SC 蝴蝶 hú dié
TC 蝴蝶
TC 蝴蝶
Can you see the beautiful butterfly?
你能看到这只美丽的蝴蝶吗？
butterfly n: (swimming stroke) (游泳姿势)
SC 蝶式游泳，蝶泳 dié shì yóu yǒng，dié yǒng
Her favourite stroke is the butterfly.
他最喜欢的泳姿是蝶泳。
butterfly n: figurative (frivolous person) (比喻)
SC 衣着艳丽举止轻浮的人，花蝴蝶一样的人 yī zhuó yàn lì jǔ zhǐ qīng fú de rén，huā hú dié yí yàng de rén
He's a butterfly, always flitting from partner to partner.
butterfly n as adj: (culinary: split open and spread) (烹饪，鱼、羊腿等)
SC 被切开摊平的 bèi qiē kāi tān píng de
I coat the butterfly leg of lamb with mustard and garlic, then roast it slowly.
butterfly [sth] vtr: (culinary: split open and spread) (烹饪)
SC 摊平
SC 铺平
First, you need to butterfly the chicken breast.
butterfly effect: (cumulative effect)
SC 蝴蝶效应
butterfly net n: (for catching butterflies)
SC 捕蝶网 bǔ dié wǎng
TC 捕蝶網
TC 捕蝶網
Jan ran through the field with a butterfly net in hopes of catching a swallowtail.
monarch butterfly n: (butterfly with orange-and-black wings)
SC 黑脉金斑蝶，帝王蝶 dì wáng dié
nymphalid n: (butterfly of Nymphalidae family)
SC 蛱蝶
skipper butterfly n: (type of butterfly) (一种蝴蝶)
SC 弄蝶
A skipper butterfly landed on the flower.
social butterfly n: figurative, informal (sociable person)
SC 交际花 jiāo jì huā
TC 交際花
TC 交際花
She was a social butterfly, talking to everyone at the party.