| 单词 | buttonhole |
| 释义 | buttonhole —buttonholer, n. /but"n hohl'/, n. , v. , buttonholed, buttonholing. n. 1. the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured. 2. Chiefly Brit. a boutonniere. 3. Surg. a short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal. v.t. 4. to sew with a buttonhole stitch. 5. to make buttonholes in. 6. to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain (someone) in conversation: The reporter tried to buttonhole the mayor for a statement on the bus strike. [1555-65; BUTTON + HOLE] |
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