noun🔗Share蝶A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "美しい蝶が庭の花の周りをひらひらと舞っていました。insectanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareバタフライクロージャーA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"バタフライクロージャーテープmedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareバタフライThe butterfly stroke."My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "私の水泳コーチは私にバタフライを教えてくれました。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胸がドキドキする感じ(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."試験前は胸がドキドキして落ち着かない。sensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share軽薄な人、浮ついた人Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. "私のいとこは高校時代、軽薄な人で、いつも友達や服装のスタイルを変えていました。personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝶のように切り開く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切り開いてください。foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝶形にテープを貼るTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it."The doctor butterflyed the strips of surgical tape across the child's deep cut to help it heal. "医者は子供の深い切り傷が治るように、外科用テープを蝶形に貼りました。medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
