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TOEFL BNC: 3403 COCA: 2402

butter
1 butter /ˈbʌtɚ/ noun
plural butters
1 butter
/ˈbʌtɚ/
noun
plural butters
Learner's definition of BUTTER
1 
[noncount] : a solid yellow substance made from milk or cream that is spread on food or used in cooking黄油；奶油
— see also bread and butter
2 
[count, noncount] : a food made from cooked fruit or roasted nuts that have been ground up水果酱；干果酱
— see also peanut butter

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

chiefly British
— used to say that a person who appears to be innocent, sincere, or kind is really not假装天真；故作真诚；表面一副老实样

like a (hot) knife through butter

— see 1knife
2 butter /ˈbʌtɚ/ verb
butters; buttered; buttering
2 butter
/ˈbʌtɚ/
verb
butters; buttered; buttering
Learner's definition of BUTTER
[+ object]
: to spread or put butter on (something)涂黄油于

butter up

[phrasal verb]
butter up (someone) or butter (someone) up informal
: to treat (someone) very well or kindly in order to get something奉承；拍马屁

know which side your bread is buttered on

— see 1bread
TOEFL BNC: 3403 COCA: 2402

butter

1 of 2

noun

but·​ter ˈbə-tər How to pronounce butter (audio)
1
: a solid emulsion of fat globules, air, and water made by churning milk or cream and used as food
2
: a buttery substance: such as
a
: any of various fatty oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures
b
: a creamy food spread
especially : one made of ground roasted nuts
peanut butter
3
: flattery
butterless
ˈbə-tər-ləs How to pronounce butter (audio)
adjective

butter

2 of 2

verb

buttered; buttering; butters

transitive verb

: to spread with or as if with butter

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun Would you like some butter for your potato? Sauté the onions in melted butter. Verb butter a piece of bread
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Turn off the heat, add the butter and another splash of pasta water. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 9 Sep. 2022 In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 Here’s to corn, the delightful wonder; just don’t forget to add butter! Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 The information was hidden inside a peanut butter sandwich, an adhesive-bandage wrapper and a package of Dentyne gum, authorities said. Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The former Navy engineer stored the data on SD cards in a peanut butter sandwich, a gum wrapper and a Band-Aid, prosecutors said. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the 1 tablespoon butter. Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Melt the butter in a pan and sauté the shallots over low heat. Foren Clark, Cnn. Recipe From Alice Caporicci, CNN, 15 May 2022 In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022
Verb
And then of course, there is charring’s milder but equally important cousin, browning a technique Hingham applies liberally to butter in her sweets. Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 27 July 2022 Line the bottom with a round of parchment paper and butter the paper. Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022 From a nutritional standpoint, this menu addition doesn’t exactly butter Yawitz’s biscuit. Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 22 Feb. 2022 After a little coaxing from Blake, who is trying to butter Ariana up in hopes of winning over her legions of fans, Hailey joins Team Ariana. Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2021 Top with the remaining bread slices; butter the side facing out. Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Rough spots of pavement make their way through the steering wheel with soft thumps, enough to communicate a sense of the road but nothing that would turn your cream to butter on the way home from the grocery store. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2021 Shape the dough: Lightly oil or butter the inside surfaces of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan or Detroit pizza pan. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2021 Generously butter a 3-quart baking dish that is at least 2 inches deep. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + tyros cheese; akin to Avestan tūiri- curds — more at cow

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of butter was before the 12th century

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TOEFL BNC: 3403 COCA: 2402
butter

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF BUTTER | VERB + BUTTER | BUTTER + VERB | BUTTER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤fresh新鮮黃油➤creamy淡黃色的奶油▸➤rancid變質黃油▸➤melted熔化的黃油◇Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.在酥皮麪團上抹一點兒熔化了的黃油。➤softened軟化的黃油▸➤clarified純化黃油▸➤salted, unsalted鹹味／無鹽黃油▸➤brandy, garlic, herb白蘭地黃油；蒜味黃油；香草黃油➤apple (NAmE) 蘋果醬▸➤almond, cocoa扁桃仁醬；可可脂▸➤peanut花生醬... OF BUTTER➤knob, pat, slab, stick (NAmE) 一塊／一小塊／厚厚的一塊／一條黃油◇He put a large knob of butter on the potatoes.他把一大塊黃油放在土豆上。◇You can make frosting out of half a stick of butter and two cups of powdered sugar.你可以用半塊黃油和兩杯糖粉製作糖霜。VERB + BUTTER➤put on, spread (sth with)放黃油於⋯上；塗黃油（於 ⋯）◇Put some butter on the crackers, please.請在薄脆餅乾上抹些黃油。◇He spread butter on the roll.他在麪包捲上抹了黃油。➤heat, melt, soften加熱黃油；熔化黃油；使黃油變軟➤add, beat, beat in, cream, mix, rub, rub in加入黃油；攪打黃油；把黃油攪成糊狀；混合黃油；將黃油揉搓進⋯中◇Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy.把黃油和糖粉放在一起攪成輕軟的糊狀。◇Rub the butter into the flour.把黃油揉進麪粉中。➤churn, make攪拌以製造黃油；製作黃油BUTTER + VERB➤spread黃油被抹開◇This butter doesn't spread very well.這黃油不太好抹。➤melt黃油熔化◇The butter melted in the heat.黃油加熱熔化了。BUTTER + NOUN➤sauce黃油醬▸➤dish, knife黃油碟；黃油刀PREPOSITION➤in butter在黃油中◇spinach sautéed in butter用黃油煎的菠菜PHRASES➤bread and butter黃油麪包  ➡ topic at food
butter

verb

ADVERB➤generously, thickly (especially BrE) 抹大量的／厚厚的黃油▸➤lightly抹少量黃油◇lightly buttered toast抹了少量黃油的烤麪包片

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