butter['bʌtə]n.1.■黄油,(旧称)白脱油2.■似黄油的东西;尤指:3.■脂,酱,泥(如果泥、菜泥等)4.■植物脂,黄油代用品5.■脂样物质(如金属的氯化物)6.■[口语]谄媚,恭维(话),奉承(话),巴结(话);甜言蜜语vt.1.■涂黄油(或黄油状物)于…上,用黄油涂抹;把黄油放入,在…中加入黄油(或黄油状物);用黄油烹调:He buttered a piece of bread for himself.他为自己把一片面包涂上黄油。2.■涂粘着物(如在砖层中抹灰浆)3.■[口语]讨好,巴结,奉承,谄媚(up):you'll have to butter her up a bit before she'll agree.在她同意之前你只好奉承她一点。as fat as butter肥肥胖胖的Butter to butter is no relish.[谚语]千篇一律的东西令人生厌。Fair (或 Fine) words butter no parsnips.[谚语]花言巧语是不中用的。guns and butter大炮和黄油政策know on which side one's bread is buttered见 breadlay the butter on说奉承话,说恭维话[亦作 lay on the butter](look as if) butter would not melt in one's mouth[口语]装老实;假正经;假装天真无邪,假装很娴静
butterbutter[ˈbʌtə]n.1.■黄油, 奶油2.■似黄油的东西; 脂状物; 无机氯化物3.■酱状食品, 混合奶油4.■[口]奉承或巴结话5.■焊膏6.■缓冲器7.■整捆器, 齐根器spread butter on bread把黄油涂在面包上cocoa butter可可脂