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buttle

/buht-l/US // ˈbʌt l //

屠夫,屠户,屠龙,屠苏

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    but·tled, but·tling.Slang.

    • : to work or serve as a butler.

Examples

  • It could not be denied that Buttle received a mental shock which verged in its suddenness on being almost a physical one.

  • "Thank you, miss," said Buttle, and he half unconsciously touched his forehead again.

  • She knew it was not intended as one, and, indeed, she saw in it a sort of earnest of a possible practical quality in Buttle.

  • The settlement of Joe Buttle's account sent him to bed at the day's end almost light-headed.

  • The spark of life in her steady eyes actually lighted a spark in the being of Joe Buttle.