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单词 buttonhole
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
but•ton•hole /ˈbʌtənˌhoʊl/USA pronunciation   n., v., -holed, -hol•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Clothingthe hole through which a button is passed and by which it is fastened.

v. [+ object]
  1. to stop (someone) and keep in conversation:The reporters buttonholed the witness outside the courtroom.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
but•ton•hole  (butn hōl′),USA pronunciation n., v., -holed, -hol•ing. 
n. 
  1. Clothingthe hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a boutonniere.
  3. Surgerya short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal.

v.t. 
  1. Clothingto sew with a buttonhole stitch.
  2. Clothingto make buttonholes in.
  3. to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain (someone) in conversation:The reporter tried to buttonhole the mayor for a statement on the bus strike.
  • button + hole 1555–65
button•hol′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
buttonhole /ˈbʌtənˌhəʊl/ n
  1. a slit in a garment, etc, through which a button is passed to fasten two surfaces together
  2. a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel or in the buttonhole, esp at weddings, formal dances, etc
    US name: boutonniere
vb (transitive)
  1. to detain (a person) in conversation
  2. to make buttonholes in
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