butter

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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but·ter1 /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable]  1. DFFa solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking 黄油，牛油 → bread-and-butter2. butter wouldn’t melt in somebody’s mouth PRETENDused to say that someone seems to be very kind and sincere but is not really 某人装出一副老实样 —buttery adjectiven COLLOCATIONSadjectivessalted/unsalted (=with or without salt in it)Unsalted butter is better for baking.Most butter is slightly salted.melted butter (=heated until it is liquid)Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.phrasesa pat of butter (=a small flat piece)Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.a knob of butter (=a small round piece)Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.a lump of butterHe served himself a big lump of butter.verbsspread butter on somethingLee was spreading butter on his toast.spread something with butterSpread the warm crumpets with butter.melt butterMelt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.soften butterFirst soften the butter in a warm place.

Examples from the Corpus

butter• Use colander to strain. 5 Tip peas into serving dish. 6 Get butter from refrigerator.• Hot soup, stew or casserole in a thermos flask, plus a roll - but no butter or margarine.• Or use a combination of butter and margarine in cooking if you prefer the butter flavor.• Beat the butter and sugar together.• Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and light.• The inside is soft and moist, soaking up the butter.• Roll up each piece of fish and put into an ovenproof dish, pour over the marinade and dot with the butter.• Whipped margarine, like whipped butter, has fewer calories per equal volume than regular margarine.• My sister-in-law Joy has another twist on this white / yellow / butter / salt / sweet comfort food thing.

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butter2 verb [transitive]  1 DFCto spread butter on something 涂黄油于… buttered toast 涂了黄油的烤面包片2 butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informalPRAISE to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want 奉承，讨好〔某人〕 Don’t think you can butter me up that easily. 不要以为你这么容易就能讨好我。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

butter• Neither method requires the bread to be buttered.• The toast, buttered and sugared and sprinkled with cinnamon, was cut into large triangles and laid out on platters.• buttered breadOrigin butter1 Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous “cow” + tyros “cheese”

but·ter1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1butter2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

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butter

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but‧ter¹ S2 /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
1. a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking ⇨ bread-and-butter
2. butter wouldn’t melt in sb’s mouth used to say that someone seems to be very kind and sincere but is not really
—buttery adjective
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ salted/unsalted (=with or without salt in it) Unsalted butter is better for baking. | Most butter is slightly salted.
   ▪ melted butter (=heated until it is liquid) Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.
■ phrases
   ▪ a pat of butter (=a small flat piece) Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.
   ▪ a knob of butter (=a small round piece) Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.
   ▪ a lump of butter He served himself a big lump of butter.
■ verbs
   ▪ spread butter on something Lee was spreading butter on his toast.
   ▪ spread something with butter Spread the warm crumpets with butter.
   ▪ melt butter Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.
   ▪ soften butter First soften the butter in a warm place.

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butter² verb [transitive]
to spread butter on something:
    buttered toast
     
butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb
  informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want:
    Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.