/ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ/
意味: チョウ
例文: Aki whispered secrets to a curious butterfly.
アキは好奇心旺盛なチョウに秘密をささやいた。
言葉のよくある組み合わせ: butterfly garden(蝶の庭), butterfly effect(バタフライ効果), butterfly stroke(バタフライ泳法)
定義: 蝶は、色とりどりの羽を持つ昆虫です。幼虫（毛虫）からさなぎを経て成虫になります。花の蜜を吸うために飛び回ります。美しい模様や色が特徴で、自然界で重要な役割を果たしています。
butterflyは約100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Noun: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
Noun: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
Verb: flutter like a butterfly
Verb: cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
Verb: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun, Verb
Examples(例文)
Verb: butterflied shrimp
Verb: The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
Verb: My husband never flirts with other women
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): butterfly, butterfly stroke, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance
Antonyms(反意語):
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): flit, lepidopterous insect, swimming stroke, talk, unfold
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, chat up, cheek, continue, converse, crawl, dish the dirt, divaricate, dog paddle, dogmatize, exfoliate, grass, hold forth, level, monologuize, moth, orate, pontificate, rap, sidestroke, spiel, splay, talk down, talk turkey, treading water, uncross
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): danaid, lycaenid, nymphalid, pierid, ringlet, sulphur butterfly, vamp, wanton
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: coquetry, coquette, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, masher, romance
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: general
Usage Category: informal
Usage Context: descriptive
Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)
Prefixes(接頭辞):
Suffixes(接尾辞): ly
Exam Level
Media Appearance(メディア登場例)
Books(洋書):
Movies(映画): The Bad Guys
Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No
Emotion Categories:
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