butter
butter
noun
[with obj.]
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
butter someone up
noun
- [mass noun]a pale yellow edible fatty substance made of churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking
黄油，牛油
■[with modifier]a substance of a similar consistency
像黄油的食品，脂，酱
cocoa butter.
可可脂。
[with obj.]
- spread (something) with butter
涂黄油于…
she buttered toast with a steady hand.
她稳稳当当在面包上涂了黄油。
[as adj. buttered]lavishly buttered bread.
抹了很多黄油的面包。
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
- (informal)appear gentle or innocent while typically being the opposite
(非正式)假装天真无邪（或极娴静）；表面上一副老实样
- Old English butere, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boter and German Butter, based on Latin butyrum, from Greek bouturon
butter someone up
- (informal)flatter or otherwise ingratiate oneself with someone
(非正式)奉承某人，巴结某人
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