Word · Frequency #5314
butterfly
蝴蝶
An insect with four large, often brightly colored wings; it flies during the day.
- 1.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
鳞翅目的飞行昆虫,与蛾不同,白天活动,颜色通常更鲜艳。
- 2.
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
昼行性昆虫,通常身体细长,触角呈棒状,翅膀宽大且色彩斑斓
- 3.
A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
用于伤口的外科胶带,剪成细条贴在伤口上以保持闭合。
- 4.
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
一种游泳姿势,双臂同时向前伸出水面,双腿上下打水
- 5.
The butterfly stroke.
蝶泳。
- 6.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
几种形似蝴蝶的平面曲线。
- 7.
A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
四种同类型期权在三个执行价上的组合,收益和风险均有限。
- 8.
A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
时间线中看似与主要分歧点无关的随机变化,由蝴蝶效应引起。
- 9.
A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
一种伸展动作,坐在地上,双腿折叠成蝴蝶翅膀的形状,轻轻上下摆动,像翅膀扇动。
- 10.
A person who changes partners frequently.
频繁更换伴侣的人。
- 11.
A safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being overwound.
连接在缠绕绳上的安全链接或脱钩装置,以防止笼子过卷。
蝶泳;蝶形胶布;蝴蝶贴;蝴蝶式拉伸;蝴蝶坐;花蝴蝶;见异思迁的人;蝴蝶曲线
In use
A colorful butterfly landed on the yellow flower in our garden.
The children watched the butterfly spread its wings and fly away.
Butterflies usually come out in the morning when the sun is warm.
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Word family
- butterflies
- plural, third person singular
- butterflied
- past, past participle
- butterflying
- present participle
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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