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Button N Count Small Fasten Pushing Buttonholes Piece Order

单词 button
音标
英[ˈbʌtn] 美[ˈbʌtn]
解释
n.按钮,电钮;纽扣,扣子;扣状物;[植]芽;vt.用纽扣扣紧;用纽扣装饰,钉钮扣于;在…上装钮扣;vi.扣住;装有钮扣;扣上钮扣;
例句

N-COUNT
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.
例:...a coat with brass buttons.带铜纽扣的外套

VERB
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.
例:Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.弗格森站起身来,扣上了外套。

N-COUNT
(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.
例:He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.他伸手拿过遥控器,按下“播放”键。

N-COUNT
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.

PHRASE
(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.
例: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。
变形
third:buttons~done:buttoned~pl:buttons~ing:buttoning~past:buttoned~

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