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Butterfly Swimming Insect Legs Arms Nervous ˈbʌtəflaɪ Noun

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/bʌ̱tə(r)flaɪ/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]蝴蝶 A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
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    [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]蝶泳 Butterfly is a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, kicking your legs and bringing your arms over your head together.
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      [PHRASE 短语]情绪紧张;心慌意乱;忐忑不安 If you have butterflies in your stomach or have butterflies, you are very nervous or excited about something.
        [INFORMAL 非正式]
      • An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach.

        一场考试,甚至是一次令人兴奋的社会活动,都有可能让人心里发慌。


      Oxford but·ter·fly / ˈbʌtəflaɪ ; NAmE ˈbʌtərflaɪ / noun _insects_comp.jpg _butterfly2.jpg ( plural but·ter·flies ) 1 [countable ] a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings 蝴蝶 butterflies and moths 蝴蝶和蛾 She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives. 她像一只蝴蝶,每天在人前人后飞来飞去。 2 [uncountable ] a swimming stroke in which you swim on your front and lift both arms forward at the same time while your legs move up and down together 蝶泳 She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race). 她得了 200 米蝶泳比赛的第三名。 IDIOM have ˈbutterflies (in your stomach) ( informal) to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing sth (做某事前)心慌,紧张 butterfly butterflies but·ter·fly / ˈbʌtəflaɪ ; NAmE ˈbʌtərflaɪ /
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      butterflybut‧ter‧fly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ $ -ər-/ ●●○ noun (plural butterflies) [countable]
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      1butterfly (1)a type of insect that has large wings, often with beautiful colours2have/get butterflies (in your stomach) informal to feel very nervous before doing something:  I always get butterflies before an exam.3 the butterfly a way of swimming by lying on your front and moving your arms together over your head while your legs move up and down4someone who usually moves on quickly from one activity or person to the next:  Gwen’s a real social butterfly.
      WDF

      butterfly

      [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]butterflied, butterflying, butterflies

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      蝴蝶(89%),蝶泳(10%),蝶状物(1%)
      n.蝴蝶;蝶泳;举止轻浮的人;追求享乐的人

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