4PHRASE [Vs inflect]明白自己的利益所在;善于为自己打算 If you say that someone knows what side their bread is buttered on, you mean that they know what to do or who to please in order to stay in a good situation or to avoid a bad one. 明白自己的利益所在;善于为自己打算
These chaps know what side their bread's buttered on.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF BUTTER | VERB + BUTTER | BUTTER + VERB | BUTTER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fresh新鮮黃油➤creamy淡黃色的奶油▸➤rancid變質黃油▸➤melted熔化的黃油◇Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.在酥皮麪團上抹一點兒熔化了的黃油。➤softened軟化的黃油▸➤clarified純化黃油▸➤salted, unsalted鹹味/無鹽黃油▸➤brandy, garlic, herb白蘭地黃油;蒜味黃油;香草黃油➤apple (NAmE) 蘋果醬▸➤almond, cocoa扁桃仁醬;可可脂▸➤peanut花生醬... OF BUTTER➤knob, pat, slab, stick (NAmE) 一塊/一小塊/厚厚的一塊/一條黃油◇He put a large knob of butter on the potatoes.他把一大塊黃油放在土豆上。◇You can make frosting out of half a stick of butter and two cups of powdered sugar.你可以用半塊黃油和兩杯糖粉製作糖霜。VERB + BUTTER➤put on, spread (sth with)放黃油於⋯上;塗黃油(於 ⋯)◇Put some butter on the crackers, please.請在薄脆餅乾上抹些黃油。◇He spread butter on the roll.他在麪包捲上抹了黃油。➤heat, melt, soften加熱黃油;熔化黃油;使黃油變軟➤add, beat, beat in, cream, mix, rub, rub in加入黃油;攪打黃油;把黃油攪成糊狀;混合黃油;將黃油揉搓進⋯中◇Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy.把黃油和糖粉放在一起攪成輕軟的糊狀。◇Rub the butter into the flour.把黃油揉進麪粉中。➤churn, make攪拌以製造黃油;製作黃油BUTTER + VERB➤spread黃油被抹開◇This butter doesn't spread very well.這黃油不太好抹。➤melt黃油熔化◇The butter melted in the heat.黃油加熱熔化了。BUTTER + NOUN➤sauce黃油醬▸➤dish, knife黃油碟;黃油刀PREPOSITION➤in butter在黃油中◇spinach sautéed in butter用黃油煎的菠菜PHRASES➤bread and butter黃油麪包➡ topic at foodbutter