but.ton.hole

buttonhole的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈbʌtnˌhoul]
KK音标发音： [ˈbʌtnˌhol]

buttonhole的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A small slit in a garment or piece of fabric for fastening a button.
钮扣眼：用于紧固钮扣的衣服或织物上的小开口

2. Chiefly British A boutonniere.
【多用于英国】 钮孔

buttonhole的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

3. To make a buttonhole in.
在…开钮扣眼

4. To sew with a buttonhole stitch.
用锁眼针缝：用缝纽扣眼的针来缝韧

5. To accost and detain (a person) in conversation by or as if by grasping the person's outer garments:
强留某人谈话：通过或好象通过抓住某人的外衣勾引或强留某人谈话：

“He was also frequently buttonholed by White House lobbyists . . . who seemed to be permanently assigned to shadow the burly Democrat”(Terence Moran)
“他不断地被白宫的说客留住谈话…这些人似乎总是受指使而使这位率直的民主党人不快”(特伦斯·莫兰)

buttonhole的词源：

6. Sense 3, probably alteration of button-hold
释义3，可能为 button-hold的变化

buttonhole的词性：
n.（名词）