buttonhole
🇺🇸
/ˈbʌtnhəʊl/
🇬🇧
/ˈbʌtnhəʊl/
noun
R
A small hole or loop on clothing where you can fasten a button.
I carefully sewed a new button onto the buttonhole of his shirt.
私は彼のシャツのボタンホールに新しいボタンを丁寧に縫いました。
R
A small flower or decorative piece that is worn on the buttonhole of a coat or jacket.
He wore a red carnation in his buttonhole for the wedding.
彼は結婚式でボタンホールに赤いカーネーションをつけていた。
verb
R
To approach someone and talk to them, especially when they are not interested in the conversation.
He buttonholed me at the party and started talking about his new business idea.
彼はパーティーで私をボタンホールして新しいビジネスアイデアについて語り始めた。
translation
ボタンホール, 襟ガーランド
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語形変化
3rd Present
buttonholes
Past
buttonholed
Perfect
buttonholed
Progressive
buttonholing
Plural
buttonholes