Buttonhole
['bʌt(ə)nhəʊl] or ['bʌtnhol]
解釋/意思:
(n.) The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
(v. t.) To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
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例句/造句/用法:
- These machines mark an important departure, which consists in working the buttonhole by moving the stitch forming mechanism about the buttonhole, instead of moving the fabric. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- A buttonhole does not strike the average person as a thing of any importance whatever. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The machine first cuts the buttonhole, then transfers it to the stitching devices, which stitch and bar the buttonhole, finishing it entirely in an automatic manner. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- You must look round at my roses, and the finest bud of the garden will adorn your buttonhole as 'a reward for your determination. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- For cheapening the cost of buttonholes, and reducing the hand labor, various buttonhole machines and attachments to sewing machines have been devised. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Sweeting alone received the posy like a smart, sensible little man, as he was, putting it gallantly and nattily into his buttonhole. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I'll do my best to gratify you, Sir, was Laurie's unusually dutiful reply, as he carefully unpinned the posy Jo had put in his buttonhole. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- She does her own hair, and I am teaching her to make buttonholes and mend her stockings. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- For cheapening the cost of buttonholes, and reducing the hand labor, various buttonhole machines and attachments to sewing machines have been devised. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
校對:惠特尼