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button hole

/ˈbʌtən həʊl/

翻译: 过时的说法,指拉住某人的纽孔或衣领,使其无法脱身,常违背其意愿地纠缠着交谈。也指衣服上让纽扣穿过的扣眼或扣环。

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C1informalcommon已废弃/ˈbʌtən həʊl/

An old-fashioned term meaning to detain someone in conversation, often against their will, by grabbing their buttonhole or coat lapel. Also refers to the slit or loop on a garment through which a button passes.

  • 🇨🇳过时的说法,指拉住某人的纽孔或衣领,使其无法脱身,常违背其意愿地纠缠着交谈。也指衣服上让纽扣穿过的扣眼或扣环。
  1. Fashion and Sewing A2 formal

    A small slit or opening in a garment through which a button is passed to fasten it.

    • She carefully sewed the buttonhole on the shirt.
    • The tailor reinforced the buttonhole to prevent tearing.
    • He struggled to fit the large button through the small buttonhole.

    🇨🇳扣眼

  2. Social Interaction (Buttonhole someone) C1 informal british

    To detain someone in conversation, often against their will.

    • He buttonholed me at the party and talked for an hour.
    • The reporter buttonholed the politician for a comment.
    • She was buttonholed by her neighbor and couldn't escape.

    🇨🇳拉住攀谈