| 释义 |
ˈbutton-hold, v.
[f. button n. + hold v., or rather, deduced immediately from button-hold-er.]
trans. To take hold of (a person) by a button, and detain him in conversation against his will. Hence ˈbutton-ˌholding vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1834S. R. Maitland Volunt, Syst. (1837) 192 Forwardness, impudence, and button-holding perseverance. 1841Hor. Smith Moneyed Man III. x. 278 Welford, button-held by Mr. Curling. 1858Gladstone Homer I. i. iii. 27 Patroclus..is (to use the modern phrase) button-held by Nestor. 1860Cornh. Mag. II. 97 Barricade your door..against the button-holding world. 1880Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 21 Jan., Charles Lamb, being button-held one day by Coleridge..cut off the button. |