buttonhole

英 [ˈbʌtnhəʊl]

美 [ˈbʌtnhoʊl]

n. 纽扣孔; 扣眼; 佩戴在扣眼上的花
v. 勉强(某人)停下来听

复数：buttonholes　过去式：buttonholed　过去分词：buttonholed　现在分词：buttonholing　第三人称单数：buttonholes　

BNC.22655 / COCA.27210

牛津词典

noun

verb

勉强（某人）停下来听
to make sb stop and listen to you, especially when they do not want to

纽孔；扣眼
Abuttonholeis a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
别在衣服上的花；胸花
Abuttonholeis a flower that you wear on your coat or dress.
VERB 强留（某人）停下来听
If youbuttonholesomeone, you stop them and make them listen to you.
1. Several people buttonholed television reporters to explain to them their reasons for not voting.
  几个人拉住电视台记者非要向他们解释自己不投票的理由。

noun

verb

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of
Synonym:lobby

To secure hand-finished waistbands, tailored buttonhole facings, and bindings use a variation of this hem stitch, picking up the machine stitches instead of the folded edge.
为了使手工整修的腰带、西装纽洞贴边牢固，卷边针法可变化，挑起机缝线迹而不是折边。
Wife: No, dear, I couldn't find the button, so I just sewed up the buttonhole.
妻子：没有，亲爱的。我找不到扣子，所以我只把扣眼儿给缝上了。
He wore a red carnation in his buttonhole.
他的扣洞上了一朵红色康乃馨。
Buttonhole not securely caught in fabric causing stitching to pull away from fabric.
钮门未钉死在布上导致钮门容易被拉脱。
Workers buttonhole Mr rice continually, brandishing samples for his approval.
工人们不断拖住赖斯，向他炫耀样品，请他批准。
Flower worn in the buttonhole of the lapel of a coat or jacket
大衣或上衣翻领的钮扣孔上佩带的花
I don't like to buttonhole you this way, but believe me, it's important.
我不喜欢这样拉住你听我讲，但是请相信我，这事很重要。
Several people buttonholed television reporters to explain to them their reasons for not voting.
几个人拉住电视台记者非要向他们解释自己不投票的理由。
He had a spray in his buttonhole.
他的钮孔中插着一簇花。
He stuck a rose in the buttonhole.
他在扣眼里插上一枝玫瑰。