1 N-COUNT 纽扣；扣子 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. 纽扣；扣子
SYN fastening, catch, hook, clip
2 VERB 扣上…的纽扣 If you button a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes. 扣上…的纽扣
Button up means the same as
button .
button up同button -
I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly.
我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。
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The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up.
这个年轻人一下子穿上衬衫，扣好了扣子。
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It was freezing out there even in his buttoned-up overcoat.
外面非常冷，即使穿上大衣扣上扣子也不顶事。
3 N-COUNT （机器的）按钮，开关 A button is a small object on a machine or electrical device that you press in order to operate it. （机器的）按钮，开关
SYN switch, control, key, handle
4 N-COUNT 圆形小徽章 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. 圆形小徽章 [US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 badge
5 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] （巧妙地）获取想要的东西 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. （巧妙地）获取想要的东西
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Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt.
布坎南通过激发马厄的忠心和负罪感得到了他想要的东西。
| Word Partnership | Use button with: |
| N. | shirt button 1 |
| VERB. | sew on a button 1 press a button, push a button 3 |
| PREP. | button up something 2 |
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