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n. a buttonhole on/in sth
The buttonhole on his shirt was frayed.
他衬衫上的纽扣孔磨破了边。
钮孔；钮眼
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钮孔；钮眼
a hole in a piece of clothing through which a button is pushed
The buttonhole on his shirt was frayed.
他衬衫上的纽扣孔磨破了边。
供纽扣穿过以系住衣物或其一部分的孔。
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
用于扣纽扣的孔
a hole through which buttons are pushed
狭缝状的小切口或割伤,如手术刀意外所致。
A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
外观微小的嘴、鼻或眼。
The mouth, nose or eyes of a tiny appearance.
The buttonhole was too small for the large button on his coat.
那个钮孔太小，容不下他外套上的大钮扣。
She sewed a neat buttonhole on the shirt cuff.
她在衬衫袖口上缝了一个整齐的钮孔。
I need to enlarge the buttonhole before I can fasten this jacket.
我需要把钮孔加大才能扣上这件夹克。
The buttonhole on his shirt was frayed.
他衬衫上的纽扣孔磨破了边。
非正式用法，指拦住某人并使其不得不听自己说话。
She buttonholed me in the corridor and talked about her trip for ten minutes.
她在走廊里拦住我，缠着我足足讲了十分钟她的旅行。
I was buttonholed by a colleague on my way to the meeting.
我在去开会的路上被一位同事拦住，脱不开身。
Not this
He buttonholed his shirt before leaving.
Use this
He buttoned his shirt before leaving.
动词 buttonhole 不是‘扣扣子’，而是‘缠住（某人）听自己说’；表示‘扣扣子’应用动词 button。
Not this
A buttonhole fell off my coat.
Use this
A button fell off my coat.
buttonhole 指‘钮孔/扣眼’，不是‘钮扣’；从衣服上掉下来的应是 button。
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锁眼针法
The tailor used a buttonhole stitch to finish the edge of the coat.
裁缝用锁眼针法给外套的边缘收边。
缝钮孔
She sewed a buttonhole in the new shirt.
她在新衬衫上缝了一个钮孔。
强留某人听自己说话
He buttonholed me in the lobby and wouldn't let me go.
他在大厅里缠住我，不放我走。
缠着某人谈论某事
A neighbor buttonholed me about the noise from my apartment.
一位邻居缠着我谈论我公寓发出的噪音。
拦住（某人）使其不得不听；缠住（某人）说话
She buttonholed me at the party and talked for an hour.
她在聚会上缠着我讲了一个小时。
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联想：button（纽扣）+ hole（洞）= 扣眼；再想象对方揪住你的扣眼强迫你听——记住动词义“缠住（某人）听”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sewing、clothing 作名词时通常为中性词，多用于日常缝纫或服装的语境中。
作动词时为非正式用法，后接表示人的宾语。
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