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

• 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。
• 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。
• The machine is fitted with a blade which corresponds to the site of the buttonhole being formed.
  机器上装有一把刀，这把刀与纽洞的位置是一致的。
• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.
  他在钮孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• 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？
• In the noisy basement, hawkers of leather goods buttonhole passing foreigners, cajoling until all hope of a sale is lost.
  在嘈杂的大厅，皮具小贩强拉住过往的外国人，巧舌如簧，除非他们做生意的希望彻底落空。
• A red rose given to a true love, a daisy peeking out of a buttonhole, a bundle of violets handed demurely to a crush each conveys a different sentiment.
  红玫瑰献给真爱，雏菊从钮扣孔探出头来张望，一束紫罗兰庄严地递到梦中情人面前，不同的情感就这样得到传递。
• Buttonhole not securely caught in fabric causing stitching to pull away from fabric.
  钮门未钉死在布上导致钮门容易被拉脱。
• 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。
• Wife: No, dear, I couldn't find the button, so I just sewed up the buttonhole.
  妻子：没有，亲爱的。我找不到扣子，所以我只把扣眼儿给缝上了。