| 单词 | buttonhole |
| 释义 | buttonhole (once / 3469 pages) 1n 2v WORD FAMILY buttonhole: buttonholed, buttonholes, buttonholing USAGE EXAMPLESThey were on their way to a cancer-treatment center one day, when a neighbor, Larry, buttonholed her clearly ill father but talked only about himself. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) When I buttonholed the assistant box office manager later, he revealed that the online system can’t process cancellations. Washington Post(Oct 13, 2016) “She was buttonholing a lot of the members of the transportation authority that are Democrats.” Washington Post(Oct 07, 2016) 1 n a hole through which buttons are pushed 2Syn|Hyper button hole hole an opening deliberately made in or through something v detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors Syn|Hyper lobby beg, solicit, tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently |
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