Word · Frequency #8702
butting
用头撞；顶撞
butting is the present participle of butt.
to hit or push against someone or something with the head
- 1.
To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
在末端或外部边缘连接；终止；以...为界；邻接。
- 2.
To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
用头部进行钝击。
- 3.
To strike bluntly with the head.
用头部进行钝击。
毗连；接界；紧挨；在末端或外部边缘连接；终止；以...为界；邻接。；用头部进行钝击。；粗大的一头；烟头
In use
The goat butted the fence with its horns.
He butted his head against the wall in frustration.
The two rams were butting each other in the field.
Verb forms
base butt · third person butts · -ing butting · past butted · past participle butted
规则动词，现在分词需双写t加-ing
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- butt in
- 插嘴；干涉Stop butting in when we're talking.我们谈话时别插嘴。
- butt out
- 别管闲事；走开Butt out, this is none of your business.别管闲事，这不关你的事。
- butt heads
- 争执；对抗The two managers often butt heads over budget issues.两位经理经常在预算问题上争执。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
公羊用头（厚的一端）顶撞，就是butt。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常物品、工具 作为名词时，通常指物体较粗的一端，多用于描述工具或棍棒等的末端。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with 'butt' (ending with /ʌt/). Note that 'but' is spelled differently but pronounced the same.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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