单词 | butter |
释义 | butter (bʌtəʳ ) Word forms: butters , buttering , buttered 1. variable noun A1 Butter is a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking. ...bread and butter. Pour the melted butter into a large mixing bowl. 2. verb If you butter something such as bread or toast, you spread butter on it. She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them. [VERB noun] ...buttered scones. [VERB-ed] 3. See also bread and butter, peanut butter 4. to know what side your bread is buttered on phrase [Vs inflect] If you say that someone knows what side their bread is buttered on, you mean that they know what to do or who to please in order to stay in a good situation or to avoid a bad one. These chaps know what side their bread's buttered on. Phrasal verbs: butter up phrasal verb If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them. [British, informal] The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I tried buttering her up. 'I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.' [VERB noun PARTICLE] Image of butter © Robyn Mackenzie, Shutterstock Idioms: butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth said to mean that although someone looks completely innocent, they are capable of doing something bad He may look as though butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but I wouldn't trust him. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers your bread and butter the main way that you earn money `Who's your audience?' `We play maybe a hundred colleges a year. That is our bread and butter.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers like a knife through butter quickly and without any problems Think about the women who have gone through life like a knife through butter, slicing through every kind of setback and discouragement. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: butter churn The heartbeat has become the pounding of a butter churn. The Times Literary Supplement In the 1870s, he patented an improved butter churn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One particularly novel invention of note was the rocking chair butter churn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The butter churn gave its name to the milk churn, early examples of which were based on butter churns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Churning was an arduous task performed with a butter churn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'd have buttered toast and cornflakes for breakfast then biscuits mid-morning in the staff room. The Sun Place a slice of lightly buttered toast on each plate, spoon over the scrambled egg and serve. Times, Sunday Times Grill for 4-5 minutes and serve immediately on lightly buttered toast. Times, Sunday Times She buttered toast on both sides, and sprinkled banana sandwiches with, yes, sugar! Times, Sunday Times Using cold butter for the topping makes for a crispier crumble. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Add the cold butter cubes and pulse again until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Add a sliver of cold butter. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Here at last are real people and real conversation, and then there's the mixed tea: 'new bread, fresh butter, shrimps, and water-cresses'. The Times Literary Supplement Clay no doubt gladdens that state's heart by cooking it here with 'artichokes, mushrooms and some good fresh butter'. Times, Sunday Times Roasted eggs were a previously unknown luxury and very hot potatoes with salt and fresh butter in them were fit for a woodland king--besides being deliciously satisfying. The Secret Garden Incorporate un livre (490 grams or 1.1 pounds) of fresh butter, and let the batter rise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The wood of the bed and the chairs are fresh butter yellow, the sheet and the pillows light lemon green. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 White wine, garlic butter and cream are the cornerstone of many of its dishes. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I make a nice white loaf and add garlic butter to it. The Sun (2012) Place a tablespoon of garlic butter over the smudge. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Don't miss the grilled prawns oozing garlic butter, 8, or green pea and ham fritter, 3. The Sun (2015) Adding melted butter — or oil — to the mix is a belt-and-braces approach. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Use melted butter to smear a 23cm removeable-base flan tin. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Top with the asparagus tips and brush with a little melted butter. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Smear 50 g melted butter around a pudding basin. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Tip into a bowl and mix with the melted butter. Times, Sunday Times (2010) You can try to live on steak and eggs, but eventually you need a slice of bread, and a pat of butter. The Sun Adding a pat of butter adds 74 calories with a further 58 for a teaspoon of jam. Times, Sunday Times It's hard to floor an accelerator pedal when the surface on which you're driving has the purchase of a pat of butter. Times, Sunday Times Boil-in-the-bag kipper fillets squashed into a small, oblong plastic pouch with a swirly pat of butter don't exactly leap off the chill counter in the supermarket. Times, Sunday Times The tomte liked his porridge with a pat of butter on the top. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Serve on a bed of ice with soda bread and salted butter. Times,Sunday Times If using salted butter in cakes, omit any extra pinches of salt that are requested in the recipes. The Sun There are only two ingredients in salted butter. The Sun Books please, and, if possible, a little salted butter. The Times Literary Supplement Salted butter works well with the sweetness of scallops. Times, Sunday Times To make the chive butter, mix the softened butter with the salt and chives. The Sun Gradually add the softened butter until it has all been incorporated. Times, Sunday Times Add the softened butter and mix with your hands until smooth, soft and shiny. Times, Sunday Times Take four 200ml soufflé dishes and brush thoroughly with softened butter. Times, Sunday Times Brush the inside of 8 regularsized (8cm diameter) ramekins with softened butter, then dust with sugar, shaking offthe excess. Times, Sunday Times The age-old problem of spreading butter straight from the fridge may finally have been solved by a new kitchen gadget. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The punting butter is spread pretty thin by now. The Sun (2014) Carefully spread the butter under the loosened skin of the turkey. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He sipped at his coffee and spread butter and marmalade on a roll. COVER STORY (2002) Who decided unsalted butter was a good idea? Times, Sunday Times (2017) Remove from the heat and whisk in the unsalted butter until well combined. The Sun (2013) To make clarified butter, melt 60 g unsalted butter over a gentle heat and bring to the boil. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 黄油, 涂黄油 Japanese: バター, バターを塗る |
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