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纽扣；扣子 Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
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...a coat with brass buttons.
带铜纽扣的外套
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扣上…的纽扣 If you button a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes.
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Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.
弗格森站起身来，扣上了外套。
- Button up means the same as button .button up同button
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I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly...
我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。
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The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up...
这个年轻人一下子穿上衬衫，扣好了扣子。
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It was freezing out there even in his buttoned-up overcoat.
外面非常冷，即使穿上大衣扣上扣子也不顶事。
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（机器的）按钮，开关 A button is a small object on a machine or electrical device that you press in order to operate it.
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He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.
他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。
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圆形小徽章 A button is a small piece of metal or plastic which you wear in order to show that you support a particular movement, organization, or person. You fasten a button to your clothes with a pin.
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 badge
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PHRASE
（巧妙地）获取想要的东西 If you say that someone presses the right button or pushes the right button, you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way.
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Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt.
布坎南通过激发马厄的忠心和负罪感得到了他想要的东西。
- 相关词组：
- button up
