buttonholer

英['bʌtnhəʊl] 美['bʌtnhoʊl]
  • n.钮孔;纽孔上的花v.强留某人谈话;在...上开钮孔
buttonholer buttonholed buttonholed buttonholing buttonholes
  • but conj.但是prep.除...以外adv.仅仅;只pron.无不
  • but-boy n.经常提出反对意见的人;通常是男性(和yes-man的意义正好相反)
  • But. [医]酪,奶油,乳脂
  • Buta n.布塔(在扎伊尔;东经24º50'北纬2º49')
  • Buta-barb 仲丁巴比妥,另丁巴比妥
Noun:
  1. a hole through which buttons are pushed

Verb:
  1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This buttonhole is torn.
      钮孔扯裂了。
    2. He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
      他在钮孔里插了一朵花。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. He buttonholed me just as I was going home.
      正当我要回家时,他把我留住谈话了。