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Button Small Fasten Make English ˈbʌtn Informal Piece

The word "button" means a fastener for clothes or a control for a machine. As a verb, it means to fasten with buttons. Additionally, "button up" means the same, and "press the right button" means to get what you want by behaving cleverly.

button 的意思是“纽扣”或“按钮”。作为动词,它可以表示“系上纽扣”或“用纽扣扣住”。另外,“button up”也表示系上纽扣,并且“press the right button”表示巧妙地获取想要的东西。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]纽扣;扣子 Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
  • ...a coat with brass buttons.

    带铜纽扣的外套

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[VERB 动词]扣上…的纽扣 If you button a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes.
  [V n]
  [V P n (not pron)]
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  [V-ed P]
  • Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.

    弗格森站起身来,扣上了外套。

  • Button up means the same as button .button up同button
    • I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly...

      我扣上了外套的扣子;天气很冷。

    • The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up...

      这个年轻人一下子穿上衬衫,扣好了扣子。

    • It was freezing out there even in his buttoned-up overcoat.

      外面非常冷,即使穿上大衣扣上扣子也不顶事。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](机器的)按钮,开关 A button is a small object on a machine or electrical device that you press in order to operate it.
  • He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.

    他伸手拿过遥控器,按下“播放”键。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]圆形小徽章 A button is a small piece of metal or plastic which you wear in order to show that you support a particular movement, organization, or person. You fasten a button to your clothes with a pin.
  [AM 美]
    in BRIT, use 英国英语用 badge
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    [PHRASE 短语](巧妙地)获取想要的东西 If you say that someone presses the right button or pushes the right button, you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way.
      [V and N inflect]
    • Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt.

      布坎南通过激发马厄的忠心和负罪感得到了他想要的东西。

    相关词组:
    button up

    Oxford but·ton / ˈbʌtn ; NAmE ˈbʌtn /
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    verb
    button buttons buttoned buttoning
    noun _fasteners_clothes_comp.jpg _button.jpg 1 a small round piece of metal, plastic, etc. that is sewn onto a piece of clothing and used for fastening two parts together 钮扣;扣子 ( BrE) to do up/undo your buttons 系上╱解开扣子 ( NAmE) to button/unbutton your buttons 系上╱解开扣子 to sew on a button 缝上扣子 shirt buttons 衬衫的钮扣 2 a small part of a machine that you press to make it work (机器的)按钮 the play/stop/rewind button 播放键;停止键;倒带键 Adam pressed a button and waited for the lift. 亚当按了一个按钮,然后等着乘坐电梯。 Choose ‘printer’ from the menu and click with the right mouse button. 从选单上选取“打印机”,然后点击鼠标右键。 The windows slide down at the touch of a button. 按一下开关,窗户便落下来。 see also
    push-button
    3 a small area on a computer screen that you click on to make it do sth (电脑屏幕上的)按键 Click on the back button to go back to the previous screen. 点击返回键,回到上一屏幕。 4 ( especially NAmE) a badge,especially one with a message printed on it (尤指印有信息的)徽章 see also
    belly button
    IDIOMS on the ˈbutton ( informal) ( especially NAmE) 1 at exactly the right time or at the exact time mentioned 准时;正好 We arrived at 4 o'clock on the button. 我们在 4 点钟准时到达。 2 exactly right 精确;准确;确切 You're on the button there! 那让你说准了! ˌpush all the (right) ˈbuttons ( also ˌpress all the (right) ˈbuttons especially in BrE ) ( informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb 做得面面俱到以讨好人 a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons 一出新的极尽搞笑之能事的讽刺喜剧 ˌpush sb's ˈbuttons ( also ˌpress sb's ˈbuttons especially in BrE ) ( informal) to make sb react in either a positive or a negative way 使有所反应(无论是积极或消极的) I've known him for years, but I still don't know what pushes his buttons. 我已认识他多年,可还是摸不透他的脾气。 more at
    bright
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    verb 1 [transitive ] buttonsth (up) to fasten sth with buttons 扣…的钮扣 She hurriedly buttoned (up) her blouse. 她急忙扣好衬衫。 2 [intransitive ] button(up) to be fastened with buttons 用钮扣扣上 The dress buttons (up) at the back. 这件连衣裙是从后背系扣的。 IDIOM ˈbutton it! ( BrE) ( informal) used to tell sb rudely to be quiet 闭嘴;住口 but·ton / ˈbʌtn ; NAmE ˈbʌtn /
    LDC
    button1 noun
    button2 verb
    buttonbut‧ton1 /ˈbʌtn/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]
    Word Origin
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    1a small round flat object on your shirt, coat etc that you pass through a hole to fasten it:  small pearl buttons A button was missing from his shirt. She undid (=unfastened) the buttons of her blouse.do up a button British English (=fasten a button)2a small part or area of a machine that you press to make it do something:  Press the pause button. Click on the icon with the right mouse button.
    push-button
    3a small area on a computer screen, especially on a website, that you click on in order to perform an action4American English a small metal or plastic pin with a message or picture on it SYN badge British English:  presidential campaign buttons5button nose/eyes a nose or eyes that are small and round6on the button especially American English informal exactly right, or at exactly the right time:  She got to our house at two, on the button.7press/push (all) the right buttons to get what you want by behaving in a clever way:  She seemed to push all the right buttons.8press/push somebody’s buttons to make someone angry by doing or saying something that annoys them:  He really knows how to push Dad’s buttons.9at/with the push/touch of a button used to emphasize how easy a machine is to use because it is controlled by pushing a button:  The instrument can gauge a distance with the push of a button. as bright as a button
    at bright(8)
    COLLOCATIONSverbsfasten a button· Small children can't fasten their own buttons.do up a button (=fasten it)· He quickly did up the buttons on his shirt.unfasten a button· Can you unfasten this button for me?undo a button (=unfasten it)· I can't undo the buttons on the back of this dress.a button is missing· Two of the buttons on the jacket were missing.a button comes off something· A button has come off my skirt.something has lost a button· His favourite shirt had lost a button.sew on a button· It doesn't take a minute to sew on a button.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + buttonthe top/bottom button· He was wearing a white shirt with the top button undone.a shirt/skirt/coat etc button· Is this your coat button?
    button1 noun
    button2 verb
    buttonbutton2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
    Verb Table
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    1 (also button up) to fasten clothes with buttons, or to be fastened with buttons:  Sam, make sure Nina buttons up her jacket.2button it! British English, button your lip/mouth! American English spoken used to tell someone in a rude way to stop talking
    WDF

    button

    [ˈbʌtn]buttoned, buttoning, buttons

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    按钮(93%),纽扣(5%),扣上纽扣(1%),用纽扣装饰(1%)
    n.按钮;纽扣
    vt.扣住;扣紧;在…上装纽扣
    vi.扣住;装有纽扣;扣上纽扣
    n.(Button)人名;(英)巴顿

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