unbutton
/uhn-buht-n/US // ʌnˈbʌt n //UK // (ʌnˈbʌtən) //
解扣,解开纽扣,解键,解开按钮
Related Words
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to free from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.
- : to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning: to unbutton a jacket.
- : to disclose after deliberate or prolonged silence.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to unfasten a button or one's buttons.
Synonyms & Antonyms
verbunfasten
Examples
Hence, why her jeans are unbuttoned, a monkey covering the bump in her stomach.
"Excuse me, but I awoke just as you were about to unbutton your blouse," he said.
A sense of expectant fear gripped him as he lifted one of the hands to unbutton his pajamas.
"I will wait till to-morrow," said Northwick, and he began to unswathe and unbutton, but so feebly that Bird noticed.
Instead, she opened them very wide, and he had to unbutton his coat just for the sake of buttoning it up again.
Slowly and sadly Polly laid aside her hat, and began to unbutton her dainty frock.
Level 4Browse all words →