英语词汇“button”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

button

(bʌtən )

Word forms: buttons , buttoning , buttoned

1. countable noun A2

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.

Synonyms: fastening, catch, hook, clip

2. verb

If you button a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes.

Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat. [VERB noun]

Button up means the same as button.

I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

It was freezing out there even in his buttoned-up overcoat. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]

3. countable noun B1

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.

Synonyms: switch, control, key, handle

4. countable noun

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. [US]

regional note: in BRIT, use badge

5. press/push the right button phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect]

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.

Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt.

Phrasal verbs:

button up button [sense 2]

Idioms:

right on the button

correct about something

`Am I right?' `Right on the button.'

press the right button or press all the right buttons

to cleverly or skilfully do the things which are necessary to get what you want in a particular situation

In what it describes as a well-judged performance, the newspaper says he pressed all the right buttons to please the representatives.

on the button

exactly

He said he'd meet us at 10.00 on the button.

a hot button [US]

a subject or problem that everyone is interested in or arguing over

If crime is the city's issue most known to outsiders, rent control is the city's hot button for its residents.

do something at the touch of a button

to do something very easily and quickly, usually because of new technology

Specially trained staff will be able to trace obscene and threatening calls at the touch of a button, and pass the information to police.

bright as a button [mainly British, old-fashioned]

intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful

She was as bright as a button and sharp as anything. If it had been her running the company, it might still be OK.

button your lip

to keep silent about something although you would really like to speak

He had the grace and good sense to button his lip, even though this clearly caused him personal pain.

Collocations:

button nose

He's got the same piercing blue eyes, cheeky grin and button nose.

The Sun (2011)

Grace was a plump brunette with a button nose and a receding chin.

Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)

He has a tumble of blond hair and a button nose.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

button switch

Most cars sold after 1919 were equipped with an electric starter, which was engaged by a small round foot-operated button switch on the floor.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

For example, a pigeon may be required to peck a button switch ten times before food appears.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Medium head only with push button switch.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

It can be used in situ or pulled out for rinsing, and a button switches between gentle and strong flows.

Times, Sunday Times

Alternatively, on some keyboards, pressing the (literally no conversion) button switches between katakana and hiragana.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

click a button

Then you click the button that says burn.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

A selfie requires no more skill than clicking a button.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

She took my computer out of my lap, clicked a few buttons, and handed it back to me.

Christianity Today (2000)

control button

Just remember one thing: if it's raining, keep the traction control button on.

Times, Sunday Times

Essentially, you push the launch control button and then press your feet down on both the brake and the accelerator, as far as they will go.

Times, Sunday Times

Door control button boards were similarly deactivated in the end cars, but retained in the center (master) car.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The 59 device also has its control buttons on the earphone cord.

The Sun

I preferred the steam room with its variety of baffling control buttons and a shower that came at you from all sides, like a carwash.

Times, Sunday Times

delete button

A police spokesman said: 'Anybody receiving these emails should just press the delete button'.

The Sun (2007)

If it is at all risky hit the delete button.

The Sun (2014)

There's nothing to hide behind - no Photoshop, no delete button and no opion to de-tag yourself.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

emergency button

Even the simplest device — a red emergency button — had failed her.

Times, Sunday Times

An exchange of blows followed, forcing the driver to push the emergency button to alert security officers, who broke up the scuffle.

Times, Sunday Times

He had reached over his stable door, broken the glass window and activated the emergency button.

The Sun

As soon as you send attention to a sense, the amygdala (your 'fight or flight' emergency button) calms down.

Times, Sunday Times

Now it's looking unlikely we'd have any romance on the cards — so we've hit the emergency button.

The Sun

jacket button

His britches are suspended from his shoulders and an orange bag hangs from a jacket button.

The Times Literary Supplement

After 25 seconds, the forecaster showed up still doing up her jacket buttons and belt.

The Sun

Softly spoken, his jacket buttoned tightly, he made more contributions than the not-so-young pretenders but did so to keep his audience's questions alive.

Times, Sunday Times

We're fairly confident that, yep, trousers will still have two legs, jackets button up at the front and shoes come in pairs.

Times, Sunday Times

Sweeps are traditionally thought to bring good luck if passed in the street, especially if their jacket buttons are rubbed.

Times, Sunday Times

nuclear button

In the 1970s the West feared that its enemies had their fingers on a nuclear button.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

He said any PM who said they would not hit the nuclear button undermined the deterrent's credibility.

The Sun (2015)

But what if the man who has access to the nuclear button has drunk too much?

The Times Literary Supplement (2008)

off button

Any time she's on TV, I search for the off button.

The Sun (2009)

Quick, press the off button.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Sadly, in reality, there is no off button.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

play button

But we could make things even neater by combining the title with the play button, and move it between the images to balance the layout ...

Times, Sunday Times

I suggested changing the play button to a more prominent color like red.

Christianity Today

He pushed the play button.

Times, Sunday Times

At the end of the night he went to play it back but found he'd been pushing the play button rather than record.

Times, Sunday Times

Start all board meetings by pressing the play button.

Times, Sunday Times

punch a button

Climb in, punch a button and the seats rotate back into their correct positions.

Times, Sunday Times

You can stretch out, you can punch the buttons with a satisfyingly joshing bravado.

Times, Sunday Times

Joking with cameramen, he asked them not to film him as he punched the buttons of the security keypad on his front gate.

The Sun

I will pretend to punch some buttons.

Globe and Mail

red button

The popular post-match interactive forums are also available via the red button.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Simply press the red button on your remote control and you can make or cancel appointments.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

Fans using the red button on their remote control were overcharged 15 p a time.

The Sun (2007)

rewind button

But there is a scene in the opening 50 minutes that my rewind button was invented for.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Indeed, the entire exhibition feels as if it has pushed the rewind button on adulthood.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

If only there were a rewind button.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

They wanted to push the rewind button.

Christianity Today (2000)

I'm sure there'll be lots of folk diving for the rewind button on the remote.

The Sun (2016)

sew a button on

It does not take much effort to sew a button back on.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

One in three don't know how to sew a button on a shirt.

The Sun (2010)

Don't be lazy about sorting out minor repairs or getting new buttons sewn on.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

shirt button

He was in a mismatched blue jacket and trousers and his top shirt button was undone.

The Sun (2015)

A bit of white belly pops out between the shirt buttons.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Peel and finely slice the ginger and chop into pieces the size of shirt buttons.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

start button

A delayed start button means you can set it to get going in time for your return home.

The Sun

You have to depress the clutch and press the start button.

Times, Sunday Times

But press the start button and then a second balance button and it leans backwards ready for lift-off.

The Sun

Climb into the normal cabin, hit the normal start button, squeeze the normal accelerator ... and off you go.

Times, Sunday Times

But it's when you press the start button and the 5litre, 550bhp supercharged engine erupts into life that things really start to stir within.

The Sun

undo a button

If they want to undo a few more buttons that's fine.

The Sun (2011)

He was in a mismatched blue jacket and trousers and his top shirt button was undone .

The Sun (2015)

Personally, I don't like seeing men with their buttons undone and their hairy chest showing.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

wrong button

Also check the controls carefully - you may have inadvertently pressed the wrong button.

Photographers Handbook (1993)

He also hit the wrong button when he tried to send an emergency warning signal to the drivers.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

A trader in Asia is thought to have accidentally pressed a wrong button on a transaction.

The Sun (2016)

Translations:

Chinese: 纽扣

Japanese: ボタン服

单词	button
释义	button (bʌtən ) Word forms: buttons , buttoning , buttoned 1. countable noun A2 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. Synonyms: fastening, catch, hook, clip 2. verb If you button a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes. Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat. [VERB noun] Button up means the same as button. I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It was freezing out there even in his buttoned-up overcoat. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 3. countable noun B1 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. Synonyms: switch, control, key, handle 4. countable noun 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. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use badge 5. press/push the right button phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] 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. Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt. Phrasal verbs: button up button [sense 2] Idioms: right on the button correct about something `Am I right?' `Right on the button.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers press the right button or press all the right buttons to cleverly or skilfully do the things which are necessary to get what you want in a particular situation In what it describes as a well-judged performance, the newspaper says he pressed all the right buttons to please the representatives. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on the button exactly He said he'd meet us at 10.00 on the button. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a hot button [US] a subject or problem that everyone is interested in or arguing over If crime is the city's issue most known to outsiders, rent control is the city's hot button for its residents. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do something at the touch of a button to do something very easily and quickly, usually because of new technology Specially trained staff will be able to trace obscene and threatening calls at the touch of a button, and pass the information to police. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bright as a button [mainly British, old-fashioned] intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful She was as bright as a button and sharp as anything. If it had been her running the company, it might still be OK. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers button your lip to keep silent about something although you would really like to speak He had the grace and good sense to button his lip, even though this clearly caused him personal pain. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: button nose He's got the same piercing blue eyes, cheeky grin and button nose. The Sun (2011) Grace was a plump brunette with a button nose and a receding chin. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001) He has a tumble of blond hair and a button nose. Times, Sunday Times (2015) button switch Most cars sold after 1919 were equipped with an electric starter, which was engaged by a small round foot-operated button switch on the floor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, a pigeon may be required to peck a button switch ten times before food appears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Medium head only with push button switch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be used in situ or pulled out for rinsing, and a button switches between gentle and strong flows. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, on some keyboards, pressing the (literally no conversion) button switches between katakana and hiragana. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 click a button Then you click the button that says burn. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A selfie requires no more skill than clicking a button. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She took my computer out of my lap, clicked a few buttons, and handed it back to me. Christianity Today (2000) control button Just remember one thing: if it's raining, keep the traction control button on. Times, Sunday Times Essentially, you push the launch control button and then press your feet down on both the brake and the accelerator, as far as they will go. Times, Sunday Times Door control button boards were similarly deactivated in the end cars, but retained in the center (master) car. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 59 device also has its control buttons on the earphone cord. The Sun I preferred the steam room with its variety of baffling control buttons and a shower that came at you from all sides, like a carwash. Times, Sunday Times delete button A police spokesman said: 'Anybody receiving these emails should just press the delete button'. The Sun (2007) If it is at all risky hit the delete button. The Sun (2014) There's nothing to hide behind - no Photoshop, no delete button and no opion to de-tag yourself. Times, Sunday Times (2012) emergency button Even the simplest device — a red emergency button — had failed her. Times, Sunday Times An exchange of blows followed, forcing the driver to push the emergency button to alert security officers, who broke up the scuffle. Times, Sunday Times He had reached over his stable door, broken the glass window and activated the emergency button. The Sun As soon as you send attention to a sense, the amygdala (your 'fight or flight' emergency button) calms down. Times, Sunday Times Now it's looking unlikely we'd have any romance on the cards — so we've hit the emergency button. The Sun jacket button His britches are suspended from his shoulders and an orange bag hangs from a jacket button. The Times Literary Supplement After 25 seconds, the forecaster showed up still doing up her jacket buttons and belt. The Sun Softly spoken, his jacket buttoned tightly, he made more contributions than the not-so-young pretenders but did so to keep his audience's questions alive. Times, Sunday Times We're fairly confident that, yep, trousers will still have two legs, jackets button up at the front and shoes come in pairs. Times, Sunday Times Sweeps are traditionally thought to bring good luck if passed in the street, especially if their jacket buttons are rubbed. Times, Sunday Times nuclear button In the 1970s the West feared that its enemies had their fingers on a nuclear button. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He said any PM who said they would not hit the nuclear button undermined the deterrent's credibility. The Sun (2015) But what if the man who has access to the nuclear button has drunk too much? The Times Literary Supplement (2008) off button Any time she's on TV, I search for the off button. The Sun (2009) Quick, press the off button. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Sadly, in reality, there is no off button. Times, Sunday Times (2011) play button But we could make things even neater by combining the title with the play button, and move it between the images to balance the layout ... Times, Sunday Times I suggested changing the play button to a more prominent color like red. Christianity Today He pushed the play button. Times, Sunday Times At the end of the night he went to play it back but found he'd been pushing the play button rather than record. Times, Sunday Times Start all board meetings by pressing the play button. Times, Sunday Times punch a button Climb in, punch a button and the seats rotate back into their correct positions. Times, Sunday Times You can stretch out, you can punch the buttons with a satisfyingly joshing bravado. Times, Sunday Times Joking with cameramen, he asked them not to film him as he punched the buttons of the security keypad on his front gate. The Sun I will pretend to punch some buttons. Globe and Mail red button The popular post-match interactive forums are also available via the red button. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Simply press the red button on your remote control and you can make or cancel appointments. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Fans using the red button on their remote control were overcharged 15 p a time. The Sun (2007) rewind button But there is a scene in the opening 50 minutes that my rewind button was invented for. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Indeed, the entire exhibition feels as if it has pushed the rewind button on adulthood. Times, Sunday Times (2011) If only there were a rewind button. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They wanted to push the rewind button. Christianity Today (2000) I'm sure there'll be lots of folk diving for the rewind button on the remote. The Sun (2016) sew a button on It does not take much effort to sew a button back on. Times, Sunday Times (2008) One in three don't know how to sew a button on a shirt. The Sun (2010) Don't be lazy about sorting out minor repairs or getting new buttons sewn on. Times, Sunday Times (2011) shirt button He was in a mismatched blue jacket and trousers and his top shirt button was undone. The Sun (2015) A bit of white belly pops out between the shirt buttons. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Peel and finely slice the ginger and chop into pieces the size of shirt buttons. Times, Sunday Times (2014) start button A delayed start button means you can set it to get going in time for your return home. The Sun You have to depress the clutch and press the start button. Times, Sunday Times But press the start button and then a second balance button and it leans backwards ready for lift-off. The Sun Climb into the normal cabin, hit the normal start button, squeeze the normal accelerator ... and off you go. Times, Sunday Times But it's when you press the start button and the 5litre, 550bhp supercharged engine erupts into life that things really start to stir within. The Sun undo a button If they want to undo a few more buttons that's fine. The Sun (2011) He was in a mismatched blue jacket and trousers and his top shirt button was undone . The Sun (2015) Personally, I don't like seeing men with their buttons undone and their hairy chest showing. Times, Sunday Times (2010) wrong button Also check the controls carefully - you may have inadvertently pressed the wrong button. Photographers Handbook (1993) He also hit the wrong button when he tried to send an emergency warning signal to the drivers. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A trader in Asia is thought to have accidentally pressed a wrong button on a transaction. The Sun (2016) Translations: Chinese: 纽扣 Japanese: ボタン服
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