noun🔗Share蝴蝶，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. "一只美丽的蝴蝶在花园的花朵周围翩翩飞舞。insectanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝴蝶胶布, 伤口闭合胶带 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medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝶泳 The butterfly stroke."My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "我的游泳教练教了我蝶泳。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share紧张，心里发毛. (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."考试前，我紧张得心里直发毛。sensationmindChat 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."My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. "我表妹高中的时候就是个花蝴蝶，总是换朋友，穿衣打扮的风格也变来变去，一点都不靠谱。personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝴蝶式切，展平 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."先把鸡肉用蝴蝶式切法切开并展平，再烤。foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缝合，蝶式缝合. 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. "医生把手术胶布剪成细条，像蝴蝶一样横跨贴在孩子深深的伤口上，帮助伤口愈合。medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
