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 — 名詞
1. a narrow slit in cloth that a button passes through to hold something closed.
扣眼
衣服上讓鈕扣穿過並扣住的孔
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.
Beatriz 上學前把最上面的鈕扣推過那個偏硬的扣眼。
push a button through the buttonhole
The tailor widened one buttonhole so the winter coat would close smoothly.
那位裁縫把其中一個扣眼放大，好讓冬季外套更好扣上。
widen a buttonhole so + clothing closes
A loose thread around the buttonhole kept catching on Ryo's finger.
扣眼旁邊的一根鬆線一直勾到 Ryo 的手指。
Grandma marked each buttonhole with chalk before she sewed the shirt.
奶奶先用粉筆標出每個扣眼，才開始縫那件襯衫。
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
胸花
正式場合別在西裝外套前面的花
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.
Femi 把一朵白玫瑰別在外套上，當作婚禮用的胸花。
wedding buttonhole
The florist packed each buttonhole in a small box for the wedding party.
花店把每一朵胸花都裝進小盒子裡，準備給婚禮成員。
pack each buttonhole for an event
Asher chose a blue buttonhole to match the ribbon on his hat.
Asher 挑了一朵藍色胸花，來配他帽子上的緞帶。
After the ceremony, Christopher kept the dried buttonhole inside his diary.
典禮結束後，Christopher 把那朵乾掉的胸花夾進日記本裡。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
拉住攀談
攔下某人，硬要對方聽你說話
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.
Henry 在大廳外拉住校長攀談，想問午餐價格的事。
buttonhole + someone + to ask
At the fair, Apinya buttonholed a farmer and asked how the rice was grown.
在市集上，Apinya 拉住一位農夫攀談，問米是怎麼種的。
buttonhole + someone and ask
Faisal buttonholed me by the lift to complain about the noisy pipes.
Faisal 在電梯旁拉住我攀談，抱怨那些吵人的水管。
Outside the studio, Sofie buttonholed the singer for a quick photo.
在錄音室外，Sofie 拉住那位歌手攀談，想拍張快照。
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.