butterfly n. 1.蝴蝶;蝶式,蝶形。 2.〔比喻〕举止轻浮的人〔尤指轻浮的妇女〕;游手好闲的人。 3.【机械工程】蝶形阀;活动目标探测器;【雕刻】X形支柱。 4.(可收起放小的)折板桌。 5.〔pl.〕(由紧张等情绪引起的)欲呕的感觉。 a social butterfly 轻浮的交际花。 vt. (-flied) 【烹】(把鱼肉等)切开摊平。 a butterflied shrimp [steak]. 切开摊平的烹虾[牛排]。 break a butterfly on the wheel 杀鸡用牛刀,小题大作。 butterflies in the stomach 颤糖,害怕得发抖。
She hovered over it like a butterfly . 她就象蝴蝶那样,在话题上翩翩起舞。
A caterpillar is transformed into a butterfly . 毛虫变成蝴蝶。
Her moments were as light and airy as those of a butterfly . 她的动作轻捷、飘忽;象蝴蝶飞舞一般。
The most careful observation of one developing caterpillar will not help us to predict its transformation into a butterfly . 对一个正在成长的毛虫进行最仔细的观察也不能使我们预见它变成蝴蝶。
A little farther off, another man lay slumbering, rolled in a brown cloak, with a butterfly hovering above his face . 离这儿不远,又有一个男人躺在那儿,裹着一领棕色的斗篷睡觉,还有一只蝴蝶在脸上飞舞呢。
" one night i dreamed i was a butterfly “一天夜里,我梦见自己变成了一只蝴蝶。
Ever followed a butterfly ' s erratic flight 你是否跟随过一只蝴蝶的飘忽的飞翔?
It ' s not difficult to separate a butterfly from a moth 区别蝴蝶和飞蛾并不难。
After all , i was being attacked by a butterfly 毕竟,攻击我的不过是一只蝴蝶!
After all , i was being attacked by a butterfly 毕竟,我是被一只蝴蝶袭击了!