noun🔗Share紧张，心里没底 (by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach"Before her presentation, she had butterflies, hoping she wouldn't forget anything. "演讲之前，她心里非常紧张，没底，希望自己不要忘记任何事情。sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝴蝶，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. "花园里到处都是蝴蝶，它们有着鲜艳的橘色和黄色翅膀，在花丛中翩翩飞舞。insectanimalnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝴蝶胶布， 绷带。 A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"蝴蝶胶布medicineaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝶泳 The butterfly stroke."My coach says if I practice my butterflies more, I can win the swimming race. "我的教练说，如果我多练习蝶泳，就能赢得游泳比赛。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share紧张，心慌，七上八下。 (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."考试前，我总是紧张得胃里七上八下。sensationmindbodyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share花花公子，轻浮的人。 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. "那个新来的学生，因为总是穿着鲜艳，而且经常无故缺席，所以被学校里的人看作是个花蝴蝶。personcharacterstyleattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝶式切，对半切开。 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."把鸡蝶式切开后再烤。foodactionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝶式缝合， 蝴蝶缝合 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. "护士先用细胶布条给他的胳膊上的深口子做了蝶式缝合，然后才包扎起来。medicineactionanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
