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buttonhole

/buht-n-hohl/US // ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl //UK // (ˈbʌtənˌhəʊl) //

纽扣孔,扣洞,扣眼,钮孔

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
    • : Chiefly British. a boutonniere.
    • : Surgery. a short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    but·ton·holed, but·ton·hol·ing.

    • : to sew with a buttonhole stitch.
    • : to make buttonholes in.
    • : to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain in conversation: The reporter tried to buttonhole the mayor for a statement on the bus strike.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpress
Forms: buttonholed, buttonholing

Examples

  • The details are all business, including four-hole buttons that never loosened or stretched the buttonholes during months of daily wear and regular washing.

  • It was impossible to build a relationship at the bedside or buttonhole doctors on their rounds, the way they could have in non-pandemic times.

  • Dutifully and admiringly, she records what would easily go unnoticed — the stitching on a buttonhole, the irregularities of a shadow.

  • Samuel P. Jacobs talks to Ken Mehlman about how he helped buttonhole and raise bucks for victory.

  • And there on the quay, with a flower in his buttonhole and a smile on his fat face, stood Mr. Ras Fendihook.

  • Cut the buttonhole slot, then punch a hole at the end with an ordinary belt punch.

  • In making the buttonhole stitch, keep the needle close against the metal edge of the guide, as shown.

  • It is almost impossible to make a perfect buttonhole in the ordinary manner by hand without a guide.

  • "You will find out by and by," said Uncle William, coming in with a red rose in his buttonhole.