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butterfly

noun
/ˈbʌtəflaɪ/
/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
(plural butterflies)
Idioms
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  1. [countable] a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings蝴蝶
    • 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。
    • The butterfly emerged from the pupa.蝴蝶由蛹孵化而出。
    see also monarch butterflyTopics Insects, worms, etc.b1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + butterfly
    • chase
    • collect
    • attract
    butterfly + verb
    • flit
    • flutter
    • fly
    butterfly + noun
    • wing
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] 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蝶泳
    • She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race).她得了 200 米蝶泳比赛的第三名。
    Topics Sports: water sportsc2
  3. Word OriginOld English, from butter + the insect fly; perhaps from the cream or yellow colour of common species, or from an old belief that the insects stole butter.
Idioms
have butterflies (in your stomach)
  1. (informal) to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something(做某事前)心慌,紧张
    • I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.在取考试结果的路上我心里忐忑不安。

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