button

button
noun
  1. a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a slit made for the purpose or for decoration
    纽扣，扣子
    ■a knob on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it
    按钮
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a badge bearing a design or slogan and pinned to the clothing
    (主 北美)纽扣徽章，圆形徽章
    ■a small round object resembling a button
    纽扣状物
    chocolate buttons.
    纽扣巧克力。
    ■(Fencing)a knob fitted to the point of a foil to make it harmless
    (剑)剑头防护帽
    ■used in reference to things of little worth
    没有值钱的东西
    he will never give away anything that is worth a button.
    他连不值钱的东西也从不给人。
verb
  1. [with obj.]fasten (clothing) with buttons
    扣上（扣子），把…的纽扣扣上；用纽扣扣住
    he buttoned up his jacket.
    他扣上了夹克衫。
    ■(button someone into)fasten the buttons of a garment being worn by someone
    扣紧（穿在身上的）衣服
    he buttoned himself into the raincoat.
    他把身上雨衣扣紧。
    ■[no obj.](of a garment) be fastened with buttons
    （衣服）用纽扣扣紧
    a dress which buttoned down the front.
    前襟带一列扣子的衣服。
    ■attach buttons to
    钉扣子
    white shiny plastic that was buttoned here and there.
    钉满了扣子的白色闪光塑料板。
    ■[often inimperative](button it)(informal)stop talking
    (非正式)闭嘴
常用词组
button one's lip
  1. (informal)stop or refrain from talking
    (非正式)不吭声，住嘴
on the button
  1. (informal, chiefly US)punctually
    (非正式， 主 美)准时的；如期的
    she would arrive on the button.
    她会如期到达。
    ■exactly right
    完全正确
    his pond was right on the button in terms of size.
    就大小而言他的水池刚刚好。
press the button
  1. (informal)initiate an action or train of events (often used to refer to the ease with which a nuclear war might be started)
    (非正式)发动（事件）（常用来形容发动核战争多么容易）
push (或 press) someone's buttons
  1. (informal)arouse or provoke a reaction of someone
    (非正式)引起反应
    don't allow co-workers to push your buttons.
    别让你的同事牵着你的鼻子走。
派生
buttoned
adjective
  1. [incombination]a gold-buttoned blazer.
    有金色纽扣的男式便上装。
buttonless
adjective
buttony
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French bouton, of Germanic origin and related to butt
继承用法
button something up
  1. (informal)complete or conclude something satisfactorily
    (非正式)圆满结束
    trying to button up a deal.
    试图做成一笔交易。
  2. [often as adj. buttoned]repress or contain something
    压制（或控制）的
    it was repressive enough to keep public opinion buttoned up.
    弹压民意真是太专制了。
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