首页  英汉  汉英  英英  词组  用法  例句  同义词  写作  俚语  缩写  词源  词根  法汉  德汉  日汉  俄汉  韩汉  西汉  意汉  泰汉  越汉

单词	button
释义	noun | verb buttonbutton1 /ˈbʌt˺n/ ●●● S1 W3 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYbutton1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French boton, from boter to push Collocations COLLOCATIONS► undo ... button  Why don’t you undo your top button? ► button ... buttons  She was struggling to button all the tiny buttons (=fasten them) on her blouse. ► push/press a button  Push the pause button. ► Click on the ... button  Click on the OK button. 1 [countable] a small circular flat object on your shirt, coat, etc. that you put through a hole to fasten it:  a uniform with brass buttons Why don’t you undo your top button? She was struggling to button all the tiny buttons (=fasten them) on her blouse.2[countable] a small part or area of a machine that you press to make it do something: push/press a button Push the pause button.3[countable] an area on a computer screen that you click on to make the computer do a specific thing:  Click on the OK button.4a small metal or plastic pin with a message or picture on it:  They were wearing anti-war buttons.5button nose/eyes a nose or eyes that are small and round6(right) on the button informal exactly correct, or at exactly the right time:  The weather forecast was right on the button. She got to our house at two, on the button. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French boton, from boter to push] → see also as bright as a button at bright (10), hot button, at/with the push of a button at push2 (6), push somebody’s buttons at push1 (14), push-button noun | verb buttonbutton2 verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE button Simple Form Present I, you, we, they button he, she, it buttons Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they buttoned Present perfect I, you, we, they have buttoned he, she, it has buttoned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had buttoned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will button Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have buttoned Continuous Form Present I am buttoning he, she, it is buttoning you, we, they are buttoning Past I, he, she, it was buttoning you, we, they were buttoning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been buttoning he, she, it has been buttoning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been buttoning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be buttoning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been buttoning Thesaurus THESAURUSclothes/bag etc.► fasten a) to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag, etc. so that it is closed:  Please fasten your seat belts. With the strap fastened, you should not be able to get the bike helmet off.b) to become joined together with buttons, hooks, etc.:  Does the dress fasten in the back? Many children’s shoes now fasten with Velcro. ► button (also button up) to fasten buttons on clothes:  Button up your jacket – it’s cold out there. ► zip (also zip up) to close or fasten something with a zipper:  She zipped up her suitcase and carried it out to the car. ► tie to fasten something by making a knot:  Tie your shoes – the laces are dragging on the ground. 1 (also button up) to fasten clothes that have buttons, or to be fastened with buttons:  The pants button on the side. Button up your coat, Nina – it’s cold.► see thesaurus at fasten2button your lip/mouth (also button up) spoken used to tell someone in an impolite way to stop talking
随便看	vascular system vascular tissue vas deferens vase vasectomy Vaseline vasoconstriction vasodilation vassal vast vastly vastness VAT vat Vatican City, the Vatican, the vaudeville Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan Williams, Ralph vault vaulted vaulter vaulting vaulting horse vaunted

英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。