a soft yellow food made from cream, used in cooking and for spreading on bread 黄油；奶油 Fry the onions in butter. 用黄油炒洋葱。 a pat/knob/tablespoon of butter 一小块/一小块/一汤匙黄油 - (North American English)
a stick (= small pack) of butter 一条黄油 Melt the butter in a small pan, add the flour and stir well. 在小锅里融化黄油，加入面粉，搅拌均匀。 Do you want butter or margarine on your toast? 你的吐司上要黄油还是人造黄油？
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda1Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy. 把黄油和糖粉放在一起搅成轻软的糊状。 He put a large knob of butter on the potatoes. 他把一大块黄油放在土豆上。 He spread butter on the roll. 他在面包卷上抹了黄油。 Put some butter on the crackers, please. 请在薄脆饼干上抹些黄油。 Rub the butter into the flour. 把黄油揉进面粉中。 The butter melted in the heat. 黄油加热熔化了。 This butter doesn't spread very well. 这黄油不太好抹。 You can make frosting out of half a stick of butter and two cups of powdered sugar. 你可以用半块黄油和两杯糖粉制作糖霜。 courgettes sautéed in butter 用黄油煎的西葫芦
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- creamy
- rancid
- …
- knob
- pat
- slab
- …
- put on
- spread (something with)
- heat
- …
- spread
- melt
- sauce
- dish
- knife
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- in butter
- bread and butter
Word OriginOld English butere, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boter and German Butter, based on Latin butyrum, from Greek bouturon.
Idioms
butter wouldn’t melt (in somebody’s mouth)
- (informal)
used to say that somebody seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really 假装一副老实样；装作天真无邪
like a knife through butter
- (informal)
easily; without meeting any difficulty 轻而易举；毫无困难