| 释义 |
reˈbutton, v.
[re- 5 a.]
1. trans. To button (a garment, etc.) again.
1852R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour (1893) 278 Then he commenced to rebutton the easy, brown great-coat. 1882Anstey Vice Versâ (ed. 19) 120 The boys began..to unbutton and rebutton their gloves with great care.
2. To furnish (a garment) with new buttons.
1867A. Grant Mr. Sec. Pepys, An old seedy black coat, re-buttoned, sponged, and ‘goosed up’. |