butterfly

US [ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ]
UK [ˈbʌtə(r)ˌflaɪ]
  • n.【虫】蝴蝶;轻浮多变;轻薄浮浅的人;【泳】蝶泳
  • v.切开摊平
  • Web花蝴蝶;蝴蝶机;蝴蝶君
Plural Form:butterflies  
butterfly
n.
1.
[c]
蝴蝶a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings
butterflies and moths
蝴蝶和蛾
She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
她像一只蝴蝶,在人们的生活中穿梭。
2.
[u]
蝶泳a swimming stroke in which you swim on your front and lift both arms forward at the same time while your legs move up and down together
She was third in the 200m butterfly(= a swimming race) .
她得了 200 米蝶泳比赛的第三名。

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