noun🔗Share胸がドキドキする(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach"Before her presentation, she had butterflies, hoping she wouldn't forget anything. "彼女はプレゼンテーションの前、何も忘れないようにと胸がドキドキしていました。sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝶A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."The garden was full of butterflies with bright orange and yellow wings, fluttering among the flowers. "庭には、鮮やかなオレンジ色と黄色の羽を持つ蝶が、花の間をひらひらと舞っていました。insectanimalnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝶形縫合A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"蝶形縫合medicineaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareバタフライThe butterfly stroke."My coach says if I practice my butterflies more, I can win the swimming race. "コーチは、バタフライをもっと練習すれば、水泳レースで勝てると言っています。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胸騒ぎ(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."試験前はひどい胸騒ぎがします。sensationmindbodyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share軽薄な人, 気まぐれな人Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."The new student, known for her brightly colored clothes and erratic attendance, was considered a butterfly in the school. "派手な服と出欠の不安定さで知られる新入生は、学校では軽薄な人だと見なされていた。personcharacterstyleattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝶のように開くTo cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly."Butterfly the chicken before you grill it."焼く前に鶏肉を蝶のように開いてください。foodactionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share絆創膏を細かく切って傷口を閉じるTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it."The nurse had to butterflies the deep cut on his arm with thin strips of tape before bandaging it. "看護師は包帯を巻く前に、彼の腕の深い切り傷を絆創膏で細かく切って閉じなければならなかった。medicineactionanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
