butterflied
/ˈbə-tər-ˌflī How to pronounce butterfly (audio)/ (ame, mw)
butterflied — 動詞
- butterfliedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- butterflieds3rd person singular
- butterflieding-ing form
- butterfliededpast simple
1. cut something nearly all the way through and opened it out flat, especially befo
剖開攤平
把魚或肉幾乎切開後攤平
cut something nearly all the way through and opened it out flat, especially before cooking.
Tanvi butterflied the sardines at the sink before seasoning them.
Tanvi 在水槽邊先把沙丁魚剖開攤平，再調味。
butterfly + fish before seasoning or cooking
Christopher butterflied the chicken breasts so they would cook evenly on the grill.
Christopher 把雞胸肉剖開攤平，好讓它在烤架上熟得更均勻。
butterfly + meat so it cooks evenly
Yara ordered butterflied prawns for the family barbecue by the beach.
Yara 為海邊的家庭烤肉點了剖開攤平的蝦。
The chef served a butterflied trout with lemon beside Reuben's salad.
主廚把一條剖開攤平的鱒魚配著檸檬端上桌，放在 Reuben 的沙拉旁。
At dawn, Eitan butterflied the quail and laid it flat on coals.
天剛亮時，Eitan 把鵪鶉剖開攤平，平鋪在炭火上。
- split open
more general and not limited to food prepared for cooking
- spatchcocked
used especially for a whole chicken opened out for roasting or grilling
- filleted
focuses on removing bones or making fillets, not simply opening something flat
文法句型
butterfly + fish/meat/shrimp
butterflied + noun
用法筆記
Usually used for fish, shrimp, or small cuts of meat that are cut almost through and opened wide. In recipes and restaurant descriptions, it often appears as a participle before a noun, as in 'butterflied prawns' or 'butterflied chicken'.