buttering

英 [ˈbʌtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈbʌtərɪŋ]

v.  涂黄油于
butter的现在分词

化学

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 黄油；牛油
  Butteris a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking.
  1. ...bread and butter...
     面包和黄油
  2. Pour the melted butter into a large mixing bowl.
     把熔化的黄油倒在一个搅拌用的大碗里。
• VERB 给…抹上黄油；涂黄油于
  If youbuttersomething such as bread or toast, you spread butter on it.
  1. She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them.
     她把几片面包摆在台上，开始抹黄油。
  2. ...buttered scones.
     抹过黄油的烤饼
• See also:bread and butterpeanut butter
• PHRASE 明白自己的利益所在；善于为自己打算
  If you say that someoneknows what sidetheirbread is buttered on, you mean that they know what to do or who to please in order to stay in a good situation or to avoid a bad one.
  1. These chaps know what side their bread's buttered on.
     这些家伙知道怎样做对他们有利。

双语例句

• Rosamund went on buttering her potato pancake.
  罗莎蒙德继续在她的马铃薯煎饼上涂黄油。
• Then I would imitate the acts of cutting the slices and buttering them.
  我会模仿切面包片，然后往上涂抹黄油的动作。
• Applicable to special material repair or cold stamping mould buttering welding line.
  适用于特殊材料的修补堆焊或者冷冲压模具的衬焊使用。
• I'm buttering him up for a pay rise.
  我为了想加薪而讨好他。
• Why are you buttering my plastic scone?
  为什么你把奶油涂在我的玩具饼上？
• He is always buttering up sb.
  他总是讨好人。
• Spend less time buttering generals and more time with your company.
  少花点时间奉承将军，多用心打理你的连队吧。
• She sat beside him on the edge of the bed, pouring his coffee, buttering his toast.
  她挨着他坐在床边，给他倒咖啡，给他吐司面包上抹奶油。两个小女孩坐在沙发上端详着他。
• The funny thing is if he worked as hard at his job as he does at buttering up people, he'd have a better chance to get what he's after.
  有趣的是，要是他干活也能像他溜须拍马那样下功夫的话，他想得到提升的机会就会更多。
• He suspected that they were buttering him up when everyone suddenly started being nice to him.
  当他们突然开始对他好的时候，他怀疑他们是在讨好他。