button
/ˈbʌtn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʌtn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbə-tᵊn/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbʌt.ən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʌt.ən/ (ame, ipa)
button — 名詞
1. a small round disc, often made from plastic, metal, or wood, attached by thread
鈕扣
縫在衣服上用來扣合的小圓片
a small round disc, often made from plastic, metal, or wood, attached by thread to shirts, coats, and similar garments, and pushed through a small slit so the two sides hold together.
Marcus lost the top button of his white school shirt during recess.
Marcus 在下課時間弄丟了白色制服襯衫最上面那顆鈕扣。
noun phrase: top button of [garment]
Lina sewed a spare wooden button onto her grandmother's old wool coat.
Lina 在奶奶的舊羊毛大衣上縫了一顆備用的木製鈕扣。
verb + button collocation: sew on a button
The tiny pearl buttons on the bride's dress took two hours to fasten.
新娘禮服上那些小小的珍珠鈕扣花了兩個小時才扣好。
Carlos tugged his jacket so hard that a button popped off and rolled away.
Carlos 太用力拉扯外套，一顆鈕扣彈了出來，滾走不見了。
Please check that every button is fastened before the photo.
拍照前請確認每一顆鈕扣都扣好。
文法句型
button on/of [garment]
用法筆記
Frequently appears with verbs of fastening or breaking: sew on, do up, undo, pop off. Distinguish from sense 2 (a control on a device) — clothing buttons pass through a buttonhole, while machine buttons are pressed.
常見錯誤
2. a small part on a machine, remote control, or screen that you press or click in
按鈕
按下後啟動裝置或執行功能的部位
a small part on a machine, remote control, or screen that you press or click in order to make the device do something — for example, turning on a microwave, raising the volume, or sending an email.
Maya pressed the green button on the microwave and waited for her soup.
Maya 按下微波爐上的綠色按鈕，等著她的湯加熱。
press + the [color] button on [device]
Dad fumbled with the remote, hitting every button until the TV finally switched on.
爸爸笨手笨腳地拿著遙控器，亂按每個按鈕，電視才終於打開。
hit every button (informal collocation)
Click the blue Send button at the bottom of the form to submit your application.
點擊表單最下方藍色的「送出」按鈕，就可以提交申請。
There is a small red button under the desk that calls security in an emergency.
桌子下方有一顆小小的紅色按鈕，緊急時可以呼叫保全。
The lift had no buttons inside, only a touchscreen for choosing your floor.
電梯裡面沒有任何按鈕，只有一個觸控螢幕讓你選樓層。
文法句型
press/push the button
click the [name] button
用法筆記
Use 'press' or 'push' for physical buttons; use 'click' or 'tap' for buttons on a screen. Often modified by colour or function name (the red button, the Save button). Distinguish from sense 1 — these buttons are pressed, never sewn.
常見錯誤
3. a small flat round badge, usually metal or plastic, printed with a slogan, logo,
徽章；別針
印有口號或圖案、別在衣物上表態的圓形徽章
a small flat round badge, usually metal or plastic, printed with a slogan, logo, or picture, that people pin to a jacket or bag to show which group, cause, or idea they support.
Sarah wore a yellow campaign button on her backpack to support the mayor.
Sarah 在背包上別了一個黃色的競選徽章，以支持那位市長。
wear + a [topic] button on [item]
The volunteers handed out small buttons saying 'Vote 2024' outside the polling station.
投票所外的志工發著寫有「Vote 2024」字樣的小徽章。
buttons saying [slogan]
Grandpa still keeps his old protest buttons from the 1960s in a wooden box.
爺爺到現在還把一九六〇年代的抗議徽章收在一個木盒裡。
The fan club gave Lina a button with the band's logo when she joined.
Lina 加入歌迷俱樂部時，他們送她一個印有樂團 logo 的徽章。
文法句型
wear a button
a button saying/reading [text]
用法筆記
Mainly American English; British speakers usually say 'badge'. Subject is typically a person showing support for a cause, team, or campaign. Often modified by the topic: campaign button, protest button, fan button.
4. a soft cap, usually rubber or plastic, fitted to the point of a fencing sword so
劍尖護套
西洋劍尖端用來防止刺傷的軟頭
a soft cap, usually rubber or plastic, fitted to the point of a fencing sword so that the blade cannot pierce an opponent during practice or a match.
Coach Tanaka checked that the button on each foil was firmly attached before the match.
Tanaka 教練在比賽前，仔細檢查每一把鈍劍上的劍尖護套是否牢固。
the button on [a foil]
Lina lost a point when the button fell off her foil mid-bout.
Lina 在一回合中途，因為鈍劍的護套掉了而被扣分。
Beginners must never train without a button on the tip of the blade.
新手練習時，劍尖上絕對不能少了護套。
The referee paused the duel because Carlos's button had cracked in two.
裁判暫停比賽，因為 Carlos 的劍尖護套已經裂成兩半。
- tip
the broader term for the end of any sword; less specific
文法句型
the button of [a foil]
用法筆記
Strictly a fencing term — only used for the protective tip of a foil, épée, or sabre. Subject of a sentence is usually the equipment or a coach checking it.
button — 動詞
1. to close a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing by pushing each button throug
扣上；扣鈕扣
把衣物上的鈕扣穿過扣眼以扣合
to close a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing by pushing each button through its matching slit, or to be designed so it closes in this way.
Maya buttoned her son's coat carefully before sending him out into the snow.
Maya 在送兒子出門踏進雪地前，仔細地幫他把外套扣好。
button + [object/garment]
Marcus quickly buttoned up his shirt when the doorbell rang.
門鈴一響，Marcus 趕緊把襯衫的鈕扣扣上。
button up (phrasal pattern)
This blouse buttons at the back, so Lina needed help getting dressed.
這件女衫是後扣式的，所以 Lina 需要別人幫忙穿衣。
Grandma's fingers shook as she tried to button her thin cardigan.
奶奶的手抖個不停，努力想扣上薄薄的開襟毛衣。
Please button your jacket — it is freezing outside.
外面冷得要命，請把外套鈕扣扣好。
文法句型
button [garment]
button up
[garment] buttons (intransitive)
用法筆記
Often used with 'up' to mean fastening completely (button up your coat). The intransitive use describes the garment itself: 'the dress buttons at the back'. Past tense and past participle: buttoned.