butter

• His strong voice cut through the hum of conversation like a knife through butter .
  他那宏亮有力的声音一下子压倒了嗡嗡的谈话声。
• If we butter mother up a bit, she may let us go to cinema this afternoon .
  如果我们对妈妈说点好话，她也许会让我们今天下午去看电影的。
• Behind the counter he cut four fat slices of rye bread and buttered them liberally .
  他在柜台后面切了四大片的黑麦面包，厚厚地抹上黄油。
• Its cream and butter had a local reputation; aunt tranter had spoken of it .
  这里出产的乳酪和黄油在当地很有些名气。特兰特姨妈说过这件事。
• The judges of the lower and superior courts knew on which side their bread was buttered .
  初级法庭和高级法庭的法官，都知道他们是靠谁吃饭的。
• It would not contribute in the least if we were to besmear each other all over with butter and honey .
  即使我们在身上都涂满牛油和蜜糖也无济于事。
• Meg was in a blissful dream lifted far above such common things as bread and butter .
  麦格正陶醉在一个甜蜜的梦里，远远超脱于面包奶油之类的俗事之上。
• According to our present-day ideas, the cook seems somewhat liberal with her butter and sugar .
  照我们今天的观点看来，厨师使用奶油和砂糖有点儿大手大脚。