button
noun
verb
ˈbʌtn
noun
1
a
small
round
flat
object
on
your
shirt,
coat
etc
which
you
pass
through
a
hole
to
fasten
it
纽扣，扣子
BrE )
small
pearl
buttons
小珍珠纽扣
A
button
was
missing
from
his
shirt.
他的衬衫上掉了一颗纽扣。
She
undid
(=unfastened)
the
buttons
of
her
blouse.
她解开衬衫的纽扣。
do
up
a
button
2
a
small
part
or
area
of
a
machine
that
you
press
to
make
it
do
something
按钮
Press
the
pause
button
.
按暂停键。
Click
on
the
icon
with
the
right
mouse
button
.
用鼠标右键点击图标。
3
a
small
area
on
a
computer
screen,
especially
on
a
website,
that
you
click
on
in
order
to
perform
an
action
〔计算机屏幕，尤其是网页上的〕按钮
4
a
small
metal
or
plastic
pin
with
a
message
or
picture
on
it
[美] 〔印有文字或图案的〕金属 （塑料 ）小徽章;
AmE BrE
presidential
campaign
buttons
总统竞选徽章
5
button nose/eyes
a
nose
or
eyes
that
are
small
and
round
小而圆的鼻子/眼睛
6
on the button
exactly
right,
or
at
exactly
the
right
time
非常准确; 准时
especially AmE informal
She
got
to
our
house
at
two,
on
the
button.
她两点钟到我们家，非常准时。
7
press/push (all) the right buttons
to
get
what
you
want
by
behaving
in
a
clever
way
每一步都走得很对
She
seemed
to
push
all
the
right
buttons.
她好像步步正确，一路顺利。
8
press/push sb’s buttons
to
make
someone
angry
by
doing
or
saying
something
that
annoys
them
激怒某人
He
really
knows
how
to
push
Dad’s
buttons.
他最拿手的就是把爸爸激怒。
9
at/with the push/touch of a button
used
to
emphasize
how
easy
a
machine
is
to
use
because
it
is
controlled
by
pushing
a
button
只要按一下按钮〔用于强调机器容易操作〕
The
instrument
can
gauge
a
distance
with
the
push
of
a
button.
这台仪器只要一按按钮就能测出距离。
verb
10
button up
also
又作
to
fasten
clothes
with
buttons
or
to
be
fastened
with
buttons
用纽扣扣住，扣上…的扣子
Sam,
make
sure
Nina
buttons
up
her
jacket.
萨姆，要让妮娜把外套扣好。
11
button it! button your lip/mouth
; button your lip/mouth AmE spoken [美，口] •used to tell someone in a rude way to stop talking 住嘴！ 闭嘴！
BrE AmE spoken
used
to
tell
someone
in
a
rude
way
to
stop
talking
住嘴！ 闭嘴！