buttons

英 [ˈbʌtnz]

美 [ˈbʌtnz]

n.  纽扣; 扣子; (机器的)按钮; (尤指印有信息的)徽章
v.  扣…的纽扣; 用纽扣扣上
button的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 纽扣；扣子
  Buttonsare 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.
  1. ...a coat with brass buttons.
     带铜纽扣的外套
• VERB 扣上…的纽扣
  If youbuttona shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes.
  1. Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.
     弗格森站起身来，扣上了外套。
  2. Button upmeans the same asbutton.
     button up同button
  3. I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly...
     我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
• N-COUNT （机器的）按钮，开关
  Abuttonis a small object on a machine or electrical device that you press in order to operate it.
  1. He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.
     他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。
• 圆形小徽章
  Abuttonis 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.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 badge


• PHRASE （巧妙地）获取想要的东西
  If you say that someonepresses the right buttonorpushes the right button, you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The only flaw is the slightly slow response times when you press the buttons.
  唯一的缺陷就是按键时反应略显迟缓。
• Select or clear check boxes and option buttons if focus is in the side pane.
  如果焦点在侧窗格中，请选中或清除复选框和选项按钮。
• You might also see additional buttons and commands on the toolbar.
  也可能在工具栏上看到其他按钮和命令。
• Forward and reload buttons can be just as much trouble as the Back button.
  前进和重载按钮的问题与后退按钮的问题一样。
• And two buttons labeled Select All and Unselect All.
  和两个标签为SelectAll和UnselectAll的按钮。
• Adds one or more buttons to a toolbar control.
  向工具栏控件添加一个或多个按钮。
• There are a number of improvements; for instance, both mouse buttons can now be used
  在许多地方有了改进，例如，鼠标的左右键都可以使用了。
• Using the buttons on the mouse, users can click, double-click, or click and drag.
  用户利用鼠标上的按钮可以单击、双击和单击并拖动。
• Mari did up the buttons
  玛丽系好扣子。
• You forgot to fasten the collar buttons.
  你忘了扣领纽了。