英语词汇“buttoned-up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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We ask our celebrities to pour their hearts out, and then chastise them if they stain our buttoned-up shirts.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the buttoned-up Hu, he is sufficiently sure of himself to display a personal side in public.
The Person of 2013 Is… Xi Jinping|Jonathan Fenby|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Such an interesting social commentary— contrasting the hippie Jagger and the buttoned-up gangster.
Tom Hiddleston On His Rocker-Vampire in ‘Only Lovers Left Alive,’ ‘Thor 2,’ and ‘Avengers 2’|Marlow Stern|September 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, during her short time on the stand Cheri revealed a very different personality than her buttoned-up husband.
Andrew Young Lashes Out at Edwards's Defense Attorney During Cross Examination|Diane Dimond|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The GOP leadership is too hierarchical, too buttoned-up, too cautious, too boring.
Why Obama's Campaign Bores Me|Peter Beinart|April 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Prosperous old gentlemen pacing home, rotund in their buttoned-up coats, had clear drops at the end of their noses.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
John Bull has a good heart, which at times he conceals in his fat and phlegm under his well-wadded and buttoned-up coat.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century|W. H. Davenport Adams
A bell-boy stood there, his buttoned-up figure silhouetted against the lights in the hall.
Beth Norvell|Randall Parrish
But Mr Tite Barnacle was a buttoned-up man, and consequently a weighty one.
Little Dorrit|Charles Dickens
Nigel Debrullier looks the buttoned-up Pastor Manders, even to caricature.
The Art Of The Moving Picture|Vachel Lindsay

单词	buttoned-up
释义	buttoned-up [ buht-nd-uhp ] / ˈbʌt ndˈʌp / adjective carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business. conservative, as in professional style or manner: Employers are looking for buttoned-up types. Origin of buttoned-up First recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby buttoned-up button, buttonball, buttonbush, button-down, button ear, buttoned-up, buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch, buttonhook, buttonless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buttoned-up We ask our celebrities to pour their hearts out, and then chastise them if they stain our buttoned-up shirts. Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure\|Marlow Stern\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Unlike the buttoned-up Hu, he is sufficiently sure of himself to display a personal side in public. The Person of 2013 Is… Xi Jinping\|Jonathan Fenby\|December 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Such an interesting social commentary— contrasting the hippie Jagger and the buttoned-up gangster. Tom Hiddleston On His Rocker-Vampire in ‘Only Lovers Left Alive,’ ‘Thor 2,’ and ‘Avengers 2’\|Marlow Stern\|September 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Indeed, during her short time on the stand Cheri revealed a very different personality than her buttoned-up husband. Andrew Young Lashes Out at Edwards's Defense Attorney During Cross Examination\|Diane Dimond\|April 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The GOP leadership is too hierarchical, too buttoned-up, too cautious, too boring. Why Obama's Campaign Bores Me\|Peter Beinart\|April 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Prosperous old gentlemen pacing home, rotund in their buttoned-up coats, had clear drops at the end of their noses. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown John Bull has a good heart, which at times he conceals in his fat and phlegm under his well-wadded and buttoned-up coat. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century\|W. H. Davenport Adams A bell-boy stood there, his buttoned-up figure silhouetted against the lights in the hall. Beth Norvell\|Randall Parrish But Mr Tite Barnacle was a buttoned-up man, and consequently a weighty one. Little Dorrit\|Charles Dickens Nigel Debrullier looks the buttoned-up Pastor Manders, even to caricature. The Art Of The Moving Picture\|Vachel Lindsay
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buttoned-up

adjective

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