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

• 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。
• Workers buttonhole Mr rice continually, brandishing samples for his approval.
  工人们不断拖住赖斯，向他炫耀样品，请他批准。
• In medieval europe, garments were laced or fastened together with brooches or clasps until the buttonhole was reinvented in the13th century.
  直到13世纪发明钮孔以前，在中世纪的欧洲是用带子或以胸针，夹子将衣服固定起来。
• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.
  他在钮孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• He had wormed a finger, in the darkness, through a buttonhole of Stephen's coat.
  在黑暗之中，他把一个手指头插入斯梯芬的外衣的钮扣眼里。
• To secure hand-finished waistbands, tailored buttonhole facings, and bindings use a variation of this hem stitch, picking up the machine stitches instead of the folded edge.
  为了使手工整修的腰带、西装纽洞贴边牢固，卷边针法可变化，挑起机缝线迹而不是折边。
• 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。
• He wore a red carnation in his buttonhole.
  他的扣洞上了一朵红色康乃馨。
• A Quick But Important Tip-Do you know which is the most important buttonhole?
  快速而重要的情报，你知道哪些是最重要的游说？
• I don't like to buttonhole you this way, but believe me, it's important.
  我不喜欢这样拉住你听我讲，但是请相信我，这事很重要。