buttonholes

英 [ˈbʌtnhəʊlz]

美 [ˈbʌtnhoʊlz]

n.  纽扣孔; 扣眼; 佩戴在扣眼上的花
v.  勉强(某人)停下来听
buttonhole的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 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。

双语例句

• They were wearing carnations in their buttonholes so I assumed they'd all been to a wedding.
  他们在扣眼里戴了康乃馨，所以我以为他们都去参加了婚礼。
• The bridegroom and the best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.
  新郎和男傧相的钮孔上都戴了一朵白色的康乃馨。
• Can you work buttonholes?
  你能锁钮扣眼吗？
• The positions of darts, pockets and buttonholes are usually printed but may be marked with small holes and the latter are sometimes marked with square perforations. It was warm and smoky in the cave.
  省道、口袋和纽洞的位置通常是印刷的，但也可能用小的洞眼做标记，后者有时用方的孔来表示。
• Lapel and buttonholes did not look their best and needed care and attention.
  需要注意翻领和钮扣孔地方，不需要做好！
• It has never been explained why so many children enter buttonholes in the flower show.
  为什么这么多孩子在花展上参加纽扣比赛，还从没人解释过。
• Seam Ripper: for ripping out unnecessary stitches and for opening machine-stitched buttonholes.
  拆缝器：用来拆除不需要的线迹或剪切纽洞。
• A must in any sample room, this is a machine that works buttonholes automatically once engaged by the foot control.
  这是每个样品间都必须配备的设备，是一台由压脚控制的一次完成锁眼的机器。
• Thread Clippers: an efficient tool for clipping threads for both hand and machine sewing, they can also be used in clipping curves and opening buttonholes.
  纱线剪刀：是一把对修剪手缝和机缝线头都有用的剪刀，它还可用来修剪弯曲部分和开纽洞。
• Instead of the usual five buttonholes, she made thirteen, and around each hole she embroidered a flower.
  一般的袄都有五个扣眼，她却做了十三个，而且还在每个扣眼周围绣了一朵花。