buttonholes是什么意思？

buttonholes

• n. 钮扣孔( buttonhole的名词复数 )；
• v. 钮扣孔( buttonhole的第三人称单数 )；

例句

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  纽孔；扣眼
  A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
• N-COUNT
  别在衣服上的花；胸花
  A buttonhole is a flower that you wear on your coat or dress.
• VERB
  强留（某人）停下来听
  If you buttonhole someone, you stop them and make them listen to you.
  例句
  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。