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 n.

[uncountable]

Fooda soft whitish or yellowish fat that is separated from milk or cream when it is churned, used as a spread and in cooking.
Foodany of various other soft spreads for bread or for baking:apple butter.

v. [~ + object]

Foodto put butter on or in:He buttered the toast.
Informal Termsbutter up, to flatter or praise (someone) too much: [~ + object + up]buttered her up by telling her what a great boss she was.[~ + up + object]He liked to butter up every new boss he had.

but•ter n.

Foodthe fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
Foodthis substance, processed for cooking and table use.
Foodany of various other soft spreads for bread:apple butter; peanut butter.
Foodany of various substances of butterlike consistency, as various metallic chlorides, and certain vegetable oils solid at ordinary temperatures.

v.t.

Foodto put butter on or in;
spread or grease with butter.
to apply a liquefied bonding material to (a piece or area), as mortar to a course of bricks.
Metallurgyto cover (edges to be welded together) with a preliminary surface of the weld metal.
butter up, [Informal.]to flatter someone in order to gain a favor:He suspected that they were buttering him up when everyone suddenly started being nice to him.

Greek boútȳron
Latin būtȳrum
bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English butere

but′ter•less, adj.
but′ter•like′, adj.

butter /ˈbʌtə/ n

an edible fatty whitish-yellow solid made from cream by churning, for cooking and table use
(as modifier): butter icing
any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter or vegetable butter
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth ⇒ to look innocent, although probably not so

vb (transitive)

to put butter on or in
to flatter

See also butter upEtymology: Old English butere, from Latin būtyrum, from Greek bouturon, from bous cow + turos cheese

单词	butter
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 but•ter /ˈbʌtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] Fooda soft whitish or yellowish fat that is separated from milk or cream when it is churned, used as a spread and in cooking. Foodany of various other soft spreads for bread or for baking:apple butter. v. [~ + object] Foodto put butter on or in:He buttered the toast. Informal Termsbutter up, to flatter or praise (someone) too much: [~ + object + up]buttered her up by telling her what a great boss she was.[~ + up + object]He liked to butter up every new boss he had. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 but•ter (but′ər),USA pronunciation n. Foodthe fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned. Foodthis substance, processed for cooking and table use. Foodany of various other soft spreads for bread:apple butter; peanut butter. Foodany of various substances of butterlike consistency, as various metallic chlorides, and certain vegetable oils solid at ordinary temperatures. v.t. Foodto put butter on or in; spread or grease with butter. to apply a liquefied bonding material to (a piece or area), as mortar to a course of bricks. Metallurgyto cover (edges to be welded together) with a preliminary surface of the weld metal. butter up, [Informal.]to flatter someone in order to gain a favor:He suspected that they were buttering him up when everyone suddenly started being nice to him. Greek boútȳron Latin būtȳrum bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English butere but′ter•less, adj. but′ter•like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: butter /ˈbʌtə/ n an edible fatty whitish-yellow solid made from cream by churning, for cooking and table use (as modifier): butter icing any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter or vegetable butter look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth ⇒ to look innocent, although probably not so vb (transitive) to put butter on or in to flatter See also butter upEtymology: Old English butere, from Latin būtyrum, from Greek bouturon, from bous cow + turos cheese
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