butterfly
noun /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/
/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
(plural butterflies)
Idioms - enlarge image[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。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + butterfly- chase
- collect
- attract
- …
- flit
- flutter
- fly
- …
- wing
- butterflies and moths
- enlarge image[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。
- She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race).
词源Old 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)
- (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。
- I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.