buttonhole
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/ˈbʌtnhəʊl/
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/ˈbʌtnhəʊl/
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.
我仔細地在他襯衫的扣眼上縫上了一个新扣子。
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.
他為了婚禮在扣眼裡別了一朵紅色的康乃馨。
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.
他在派對上攔住我,開始談論他的新商業想法。