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

• 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。
• Sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes.
  缝在衣服或衬衣上的通过钮扣孔的东西。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can you work buttonholes?
  你能锁钮扣眼吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。