| 释义 |
button/ˈbʌt(ə)n/ 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 纽扣 2 a knob on a piece of electrical, electronic, etc., equipment which is pressed to operate it (电器、电子设备等的)按钮开关 3a a small disc-shaped object 扁圆的小物品 chocolate buttons 巧克力小球 b (作 attrib.) anything resembling a button 纽扣状物 button nose 扁而圆的小鼻子 4a a bud 花苞 b a button mushroom 未张开的蘑菇 5 Fencing a terminal knob on a foil making it harmless 【击剑】(花剑的)剑头防护帽 ●v. 1 tr. & intr. = button up 1 2 tr. supply with buttons 用纽扣扣住 □ buttoned up colloq. [口] 1 formal and inhibited in manner (行为举止)正式的，拘谨的 2 silent 沉默寡言的 □ button one's lip slang remain silent [俚语]默不作声；闭口不谈 □ button up 1 fasten with buttons 扣上纽扣 2 colloq. complete (a task etc.) satisfactorily [口]顺利完成(任务等) 3 colloq. become silent [口]不吭声；住嘴；守口如瓶 □ not worth a button Brit. worthless [英]一文不值；毫无价值 □ on the button esp. N. Amer. slang precisely [尤北美] [俚语]精确地；正好 □ buttoned adj.□ buttonless adj.□ buttony adj.[Middle English from Old French bouton, ultimately from Germanic] |