n.黄油;奶油
vt.涂黄油;奉承
inflict symbolically
My mother asked me to cream the butter and sugar together. 妈妈让我把黄油和糖搅成奶油状。
She cooks omelets in butter as they do in France. 她用奶油做法国式的蛋卷。
She filmed a slice of bread with butter. 她涂一层薄薄的奶油在一片面包上。
用作及物动词 (vt.)I'll butter the bread. 我会给面包涂上黄油。
He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job 他开始奉承主任,希望得到一份更好的工作。
I've seen you buttering up the boss! 我看见你巴结老板来着!
butter用作名词的基本意思是“黄油”,是不可数名词。引申可表示“黄油状的食品”,如“脂”“酱”等。
v.(动词)butter用作及物动词的基本意思是“涂黄油于…上”,常接副词up用于比喻表示“阿谀”“谄媚”。
n.奶油糖果;黄褐色