['b?t?]
n.
黃油，(舊稱)白脫油
似黃油的東西；尤指：
脂，醬，泥(如果泥、菜泥等)
植物脂，黃油代用品
脂樣物質(zhì)(如金屬的氯化物)
[口語]諂媚，恭維(話)，奉承(話)，巴結(jié)(話)；甜言蜜語
vt.
涂黃油(或黃油狀物)于…上，用黃油涂抹；把黃油放入，在…中加入黃油(或黃油狀物)；用黃油烹調(diào)：
He buttered a piece of bread for himself.
他為自己把一片面包涂上黃油。
涂粘著物(如在磚層中抹灰漿)
[口語]討好，巴結(jié)，奉承，諂媚(up)：
you'll have to butter her up a bit before she'll agree.
在她同意之前你只好奉承她一點(diǎn)。
短語:
as fat as butter
肥肥胖胖的
Butter to butter is no relish.
[諺語]千篇一律的東西令人生厭。
Fair (或 Fine) words butter no parsnips.
[諺語]花言巧語是不中用的。
guns and butter
大炮和黃油政策
know on which side one's bread is buttered
見 bread
lay the butter on
說奉承話，說恭維話[亦作 lay on the butter]
(look as if) butter would not melt in one's mouth
[口語]裝老實(shí)；假正經(jīng)；假裝天真無邪，假裝很嫻靜