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butter-and-eggs

/buht-er-uhn-egz/US // ˈbʌt ər ənˈɛgz //

牛油和鸡蛋,黄油和鸡蛋,牛油和蛋,黄油和蛋

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural but·ter-and-eggs.

    • : any of certain plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.

Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • The quandary of whether to freeze eggs or not could become irrelevant overnight.

  • A woman typically starts her life with millions of eggs but only 400 or so will ever undergo ovulation.

  • At present, not every woman is young enough, fertile enough, or healthy enough to have a baby using her own eggs or her own womb.

  • Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.

  • The inner ends of the burrows were enlarged with a depression in the floor, where the eggs were laid.

  • The sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.

  • You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.