| 单词 | button |
| 释义 | button n. & v. --n 1. a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a buttonhole, or as an ornament or badge. 2. a knob on a piece of esp. electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it. 3. a a small round object (chocolate buttons). b (attrib.) anything resembling a button (button nose). 4. a a bud. b a button mushroom. 5. Fencing a terminal knob on a foil making it harmless. --v 1. tr. & intr. = button up 1. 2. tr. supply with buttons. Phrases and idioms buttonball tree (or button wood) US a plane-tree, Platanus occidentalis. button chrysanthemum a variety of chrysanthemum with small spherical flowers. buttoned up colloq. 1. formal and inhibited in manner. 2. silent. button one's lip esp. US sl. remain silent. button mushroom a young unopened mushroom. button-through (of a dress) fastened with buttons from neck to hem like a coat. button up 1. fasten with buttons. 2. colloq. complete (a task etc.) satisfactorily. 3. colloq. become silent. not worth a button worthless. on the button esp. US sl. precisely. Derivatives buttoned adj. buttonless adj. buttony adj. Etymology: ME f. OF bouton, ult. f. Gmc |
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