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

• 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。
• I tried buttering her up. 'I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'
  我拼命奉承她：“我一直钦佩有如此才能的人。”
• 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。
• 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。
• If you're really buttering me up.
  如果你真要巴结我的话。
• 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。
• Don't praise Westerners too highly when we compliment them. otherwise, they may think you're just buttering them up!
  当我们称赞西方人时不要把他们捧过头，否则，他们会认为你只是在奉承。
• Never bite straight into a roll, and refrain from cutting it in half and buttering.
  决不要直接咬面包卷，也不要把面包一切两半来涂黄油。
• I can't figure out why he is buttering me up.
  我不明白为什么他要巴结我。
• Indeed, K.would not think to pass from room to room in a conventional dwelling without first stripping completely and then buttering himself.
  确实，在一套普通的住房内，不往身上抹黄油，K就别想从这个房间进入另一个。