buttonhole

英 [ˈbʌtnhəʊl]

美 [ˈbʌtnhoʊl]

n.  纽扣孔; 扣眼; 佩戴在扣眼上的花
v.  勉强(某人)停下来听

复数：buttonholes　过去式：buttonholed　过去分词：buttonholed　现在分词：buttonholing　第三人称单数：buttonholes　

BNC.22655 / COCA.27210

牛津词典

noun

• 纽扣孔；扣眼
  a hole on a piece of clothing for a button to be put through
• 佩戴在扣眼上的花
  a flower that is worn in the buttonhole of a coat or jacket

verb

• 勉强（某人）停下来听
  to make sb stop and listen to you, especially when they do not want to

柯林斯词典

• 纽孔；扣眼
  Abuttonholeis a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
• 别在衣服上的花；胸花
  Abuttonholeis a flower that you wear on your coat or dress.
• VERB 强留（某人）停下来听
  If youbuttonholesomeone, you stop them and make them listen to you.
  1. Several people buttonholed television reporters to explain to them their reasons for not voting.
     几个人拉住电视台记者非要向他们解释自己不投票的理由。

英英释义

noun

• a hole through which buttons are pushed
  Synonym:button hole

verb

• detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of
  Synonym:lobby

双语例句

• Walking through the streets of ancient Athens, he would buttonhole the powerful men of his time, asking them irreverent questions about their opinions.
  他穿行于古雅典城的街道、楼下当时的权贵人士，然后就他们的见解直言不讳地提出各种问题。
• He stuck a rose in the buttonhole.
  他在扣眼里插上一枝玫瑰。
• He wore a sprig of lilac in his buttonhole.
  他在他的钮扣上戴著一个紫丁香的小花枝。
• With fully automated cutting system "MULTIFLEX" for pre-programmed sewing and cutting of different buttonhole lengths and shapes without changing the cutting tools.
  该机型配备的全自动切刀系统“MULTIFLEX”，在对不同长度和式样的钮孔进行预设程序的缝纫和切孔加工时无需更换切刀和刀块。
• Flower worn in the buttonhole of the lapel of a coat or jacket
  大衣或上衣翻领的钮扣孔上佩带的花
• Whatever a man's age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-coloured flower in his buttonhole.
  无论男人的年纪有多大，只要往上衣领子上的钮眼儿里插上一支鲜艳的花朵，就可以年轻好几岁啦。
• The balance of a buttonhole and stitch are badly adjusted.
  钮孔和针脚的平衡被厉害地调节。
• Worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern.
  缝在包装图案上的镶边的针脚的花边。
• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.
  他在钮孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• My flower, seek not thy paradise in a fool's buttonhole.
  我的花啊，不要在愚人的钮扣孔里寻找你的乐园。