butter up

Butter up的音标为[ˈbʌtə(r) ʌp]，意思是奉承，巴结。

速记技巧：将单词拆分，butter可记为“黄油”，up表示向上，连在一起就是向上涂抹黄油，也就是奉承别人，巴结别人。

Butter up这个词源于英语单词“butter”，意为“黄油”。这个词的词源可以追溯到古英语时期，当时“butyr”这个词表示黄油，后来简化为“butter”。

变化形式：butter作为名词时，可以有复数形式“butters”和第三人称单数“butters”的形式。作为动词时，可以有现在分词“buttering”和过去式“buttered”的形式。

相关单词：

1. Butterfly - 蝴蝶，源自拉丁语“butteris flavis”，意为“黄颜色的飞虫”，因为蝴蝶翅膀的颜色通常是明亮的黄色。

2. Butterscotch - 棕色的黄油，这个词源于美国英语，表示一种由糖和黄油制成的甜食。

3. Buttercup - 黄斑凤仙花，这个词源于英语单词“buttercup”，意为一种黄色的花卉。

4. Butterknife - 餐刀，这个词源于英语单词“butter”，意为用于涂抹黄油的餐具。

5. Buttermilk - 稀奶油，这个词源于英语单词“butter”，表示从黄油中分离出来的稀奶油。

6. Butterfly effect - 蝴蝶效应，这个术语用来描述一种现象，即微小的初始条件变化可能导致巨大的结果变化。

7. Butterflies in the stomach - 形容紧张不安的心情，类似于汉语中的“心儿怦怦跳”。

8. Butterflies in one"s pants - 同上，形容紧张不安的心情。

9. Buttered popcorn - 炸玉米片，这个词源于美国俚语，表示一种用黄油炒制的玉米片。

10. Butter-headed - 头脑简单的，这个词源于英语单词“butter”，表示头脑不清醒、愚蠢的人。

常用短语：

1. butter up sb.：奉承某人

2. butter one"s mouth：说话吞吞吐吐

3. butter one"s bread：谋生

4. butter up the boss：拍马屁

5. butter on sth.：增加某物的重要性

6. butter fingers：容易失手的人

7. butter on the stove：在炉子上放黄油

例句：

1. He always tries to butter up the boss by saying nice things about him.

2. She"s always buttering up her mouth before she speaks.

3. She"s trying to butter up her job by working hard.

4. He"s been buttering up the audience with his speech.

5. I"m sorry, I didn"t mean to hurt your feelings, just trying to butter up my job.

6. I"m so sorry, I"m buttering up my fingers and they keep slipping.

7. Please don"t forget to butter on the stove before you eat.

英文小作文：

Today, I had a delicious meal with my family at a local restaurant. The food was so good that we couldn"t help but butter up our mouths with the delicious flavors. We all agreed that the chef had done a great job and we would definitely come back again soon. Butter is such a simple ingredient, but it adds such a rich and delicious flavor to food that it"s hard to imagine cooking without it. I hope to have more opportunities to try new dishes with butter in the future and to share them with my family and friends.