buttonhole
/ˈbʌtnhəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌtənhˌol] /ˈbʌtnhəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌtənhˌol] /ˈbə-tᵊn-ˌhōl How to pronounce buttonhole (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbʌt.ən.həʊl/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌtənhˌol] /ˈbʌt.ən.hoʊl/ (ame, ipa)
buttonhole — noun
1. a narrow slit in cloth that a button passes through to hold something closed.
a narrow slit in cloth that a button passes through to hold something closed.
Beatriz pushed the top button through the stiff buttonhole before school.
push a button through the buttonhole
The tailor widened one buttonhole so the winter coat would close smoothly.
widen a buttonhole so + clothing closes
A loose thread around the buttonhole kept catching on Ryo's finger.
Grandma marked each buttonhole with chalk before she sewed the shirt.
文法句型
push/put a button through + the buttonhole
buttonhole on + shirt/jacket/coat
用法筆記
Usually names the opening itself, not the whole fastening. Distinguish from 'button', which is the piece that passes through it.
常見錯誤
2. a flower worn on the front of a jacket, especially at a wedding or another forma
a flower worn on the front of a jacket, especially at a wedding or another formal event.
Femi pinned a white rose to his jacket as a wedding buttonhole.
wedding buttonhole
The florist packed each buttonhole in a small box for the wedding party.
pack each buttonhole for an event
Asher chose a blue buttonhole to match the ribbon on his hat.
After the ceremony, Christopher kept the dried buttonhole inside his diary.
- boutonniere
more formal and especially common in American English
- lapel flower
plain descriptive phrase rather than a fixed dictionary term
文法句型
wear + a buttonhole
buttonhole on + jacket/lapel
用法筆記
Usually refers to a flower worn on the front of a man's jacket at a wedding or another formal event. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the cloth opening.
buttonhole — verb
- buttonholepresent simple I / you / we / they
- buttonholes3rd person singular
- buttonholing-ing form
- buttonholedpast simple
1. to stop someone so they have to listen while you ask for something or say more t
to stop someone so they have to listen while you ask for something or say more than they expected.
Henry buttonholed the principal outside the hall to ask about lunch prices.
buttonhole + someone + to ask
At the fair, Apinya buttonholed a farmer and asked how the rice was grown.
buttonhole + someone and ask
Faisal buttonholed me by the lift to complain about the noisy pipes.
Outside the studio, Sofie buttonholed the singer for a quick photo.
文法句型
buttonhole + someone + to ask/say/do something
buttonhole + someone + outside/by + [place]
用法筆記
Often suggests catching someone unexpectedly and keeping them from leaving. The object is a person, usually before a request, complaint, or long opinion.