butterfly

noun

1. 蝴蝶
   a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings
   1. butterflies and moths
      蝴蝶和蛾
   2. She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
      她像一只蝴蝶，每天在人前人后飞来飞去。
2. 蝶泳
   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
   1. She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race) .
      她获得200米蝶泳比赛的第三名。

1. 蝴蝶
   A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
2. 蝶泳
   Butterfly is a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, kicking your legs and bringing your arms over your head together.
3. PHRASE 情绪紧张；心慌意乱；忐忑不安
   If you have butterflies in your stomach or have butterflies, you are very nervous or excited about something.
   1. An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach.
      一场考试，甚至是一次令人兴奋的社会活动，都有可能让人心里发慌。

1. She wore butterfly glasses and had a beehive hairdo.
   她戴着一副蝶形眼镜，顶着一头蜂窝式发型。
2. An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach.
   一场考试，甚至是一次令人兴奋的社会活动，都有可能让人心里发慌。
3. It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span
   这是一只非常美丽的蝴蝶，翼展2英寸。
4. The gay colours of the male butterfly help to attract the female and the duller colours of the female make them less likely to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs.
   雄蝴蝶的鲜艳颜色有助于吸引雌蝴蝶，而雌蝴蝶的较暗淡的颜色可使它们在产卵之前不易被“敌人”捕获。
5. The butterfly is a kind of water sport.
   蝶式游泳是一种水上运动。
6. A caterpillar changed into a butterfly.
   毛虫变成了蝴蝶。
7. Binding styles of Chinese ancient books mainly include bamboo or wooden slips, scroll, concertina binding, chinese path binding, butterfly binding, back-wrapped binding, thread binding and others.
   中国古代书籍的装帧形式主要有简策、卷轴装、经折装、梵夹装、蝴蝶装、包背装、线装等。
8. The butterfly's eye is rather curious.
   蝴蝶的眼睛很奇妙。
9. A caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly.
   毛虫是蝴蝶的幼体。
10. She is a butterfly.
    她是一个轻浮的人。
11. There are some butterfly specimens in the museum.
    那家博物馆里有一些蝴蝶标本。
12. Mary tried to catch the butterfly, but it got away from her.
    玛丽想捉住那只蝴蝶，它却飞走了。
13. A larva metamorphose into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly.
    幼虫变为蛹，然后再变成蝴蝶。
14. Do you think butterfly is a type of insect?
    你认为蝴蝶是一种昆虫吗？
15. I'll make my joy like this small butterfly.
    我会和这小蝴蝶一样找寻快乐。
16. I drew a bold black and white butterfly pattern and took it to Mrs. Vidian.
    我设计了一个黑白分明的蝴蝶图案，交给了威迪安夫人。
17. Butterfly valves are commonly used for clip-on butterfly valve and two Flanged butterfly valve.
    常用的蝶阀有对夹式蝶阀和法兰式蝶阀两种。
18. Butterfly, rainbow and this is a palace.
    这是蝴蝶，这是彩虹，这是宫殿。
19. This butterfly is beautiful!
    这只蝴蝶真漂亮！
20. Butterfly, I think you, you can fly back for me?
    蝴蝶，我想你了，你可以为我飞回来吗？
21. Soon some officials and Butterfly's relations arrive.
    不久，日本官员和蝴蝶的亲戚也来了。
22. Wow! Can he teach me the butterfly and the backstroke?
    哇！他能教我蝶泳和仰泳吗？
23. The bee and the butterfly are flying to the field.
    蜜蜂和蝴蝶正飞向田野。
24. A butterfly must not be confused with a moth.
    不得将蝴蝶和飞蛾混同起来。
25. I see a butterfly, and you?
    我看到了一只蝴蝶，你呢？
26. I know the Butterfly.
    我认识蝴蝶。
27. I like the butterfly orchid, Phalaenopsis like tenacious and selfless dedication.
    我喜欢蝴蝶兰，喜欢蝴蝶兰的顽强和无私奉献的精神。
28. I see a butterfly.
    我看见一只蝴蝶。
29. I know you mean the leaf butterfly.
    我知道了，你说的是枯叶蝶吧。
30. Doing this will cause you to miss this natural and necessary part of butterfly.
    这样做会让你错过这个天然的和必要的蝴蝶的一部分。

n.

have butterflies (in your stomach)

• （做某事前）心慌，紧张
  to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing sth

noun

1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

   Synonym:    butterfly stroke

2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

verb

1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
   1. The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
   2. My husband never flirts with other women

   Synonym:    chat upflirtdallycoquetcoquetteromancephilandermash

2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
   1. butterflied shrimp

3. flutter like a butterfly