buttervt. spread over with butter涂上黄油。 △Lr.2.4.126(125):“ ’Twas her brother that,in pure kindnessto his horse,buttered his hay.”她的傻兄弟,纯粹出于爱马之心,给他的草料都涂上了黄油。(按:草料涂上油,马就不吃,因而是一件傻事。) butter[ˈbʌtə]n. 黄油,奶油 v. 涂黄油于… ◇ butter sb. up 奉承,巴结(某人)/butter would not melt in one’s mouth 看来一本正经,装的老老实实 ‖ buttering n.buttery adj. 黄油状的,油腻的 n.伙食房 butterfat n. 乳脂 butterine n. 人造奶油 |