n (1) 黃(奶)油(fatty yellow food product made from milk and used for spreading on bread or in cooking)[U]：bread and～涂有黃油的面包;spread～on the bread往面包上抹黃油;use～for frying onions用黃油炒洋蔥;
(2) 類似黃油的食物(similar food substance， such as certain food spreads)[U]：apple/peanut/coconut～蘋果醬/花生醬/椰子醬;
vt 涂上黃油(或類似黃油的東西)(cover or spread with butter) [T+n]：～bread往面包上涂黃油; She～ed herself a piece of bread.她給自己抹了一塊黃油面包?！玡d toast/carrots涂了黃油的面包/胡蘿卜;
butter up (v adv)奉承(vt)：He's always～ing up the boss because he wants promotion.他總奉承老板，因為他想提升。
→′buttery adj 含(像，涂)黃油的;′butter-milk n 脫脂牛奶;′butterscotch n 奶油硬糖果