英语词汇“butter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

but·ter

(bŭtər)

1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.

2. Any of various substances similar to butter, especially:

a. A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: plum butter; cashew butter.

b. A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures.

3. Flattery.

tr.v. but·tered, but·ter·ing, but·ters

To put butter on or in.

Phrasal Verb:

butter up

To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.

[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin būtȳrum, from Greek boutūron : bous, cow; see g^wou- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + tūros, cheese; see teuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	butter
释义	but·ter (bŭtər) n. 1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food. 2. Any of various substances similar to butter, especially: a. A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: plum butter; cashew butter. b. A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures. 3. Flattery. tr.v. but·tered, but·ter·ing, but·ters To put butter on or in. *Phrasal Verb:* *butter up* To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss. [Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin būtȳrum, from Greek boutūron : bous, cow; see g^wou- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + tūros, cheese; see teuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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