| 单词 | button |
| 释义 | Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Technology, Daily life, Computersbut·ton1 /ˈbʌtn/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] 1 DCa small round flat object on your shirt, coat etc that you pass through a hole to fasten it 纽扣，扣子 small pearl buttons 小的珍珠纽扣 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 British English (=fasten a button) 系上扣子 →5 See picture of buckle 带扣, button 纽扣, zip BrE【英】/zipper AmE【美】拉链 ... →4 See picture of 见图 SEWING2 TDa 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。 → push-button3. 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，尤指网页上的〕按钮4 American EnglishDC a small metal or plastic pin with a message or picture on it 〔印有文字或图案的〕金属[塑料]小徽章 SYN British English badge presidential campaign buttons 总统竞选徽章5. button nose/eyes HBHa nose or eyes that are small and round 小而圆的鼻子/眼睛6 on the button CORRECT especially American English informal exactly right, or at exactly the right time 非常准确；准时 She got to our house at two, on the button. 她两点钟准时到了我们家。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 somebody’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。 → as bright as a button at bright(8)n COLLOCATIONSverbsfasten a buttonSmall children can't fasten their own buttons.do up a button (=fasten it)He quickly did up the buttons on his shirt.unfasten a buttonCan you unfasten this button for me?undo a button (=unfasten it)I can't undo the buttons on the back of this dress.a button is missingTwo of the buttons on the jacket were missing.a button comes off somethingA button has come off my skirt.something has lost a buttonHis favourite shirt had lost a button.sew on a buttonIt doesn't take a minute to sew on a button.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + button the top/bottom buttonHe was wearing a white shirt with the top button undone.a shirt/skirt/coat etc buttonIs this your coat button?Examples from the Corpusbutton• She pushed a button, cranking the bed to a more upright position.• We had been at computer class for nearly three hours, and we had not yet touched a button on the computer.• There are hundreds of black button eyes and a thick nest of yarn for the hair.• NoClue: Hey, what does this F4 button do?• Press the pause button.• Jack tried but it was quite impossible; the button, like the steering wheel, was red hot.• To turn off the radio, push the button on the left.• Then when you touch the button, what's inside you comes out.• Silver foliage, yellow button flowers and a smell of chicken tikka.undid ... buttons• He put his head on my shoulder and undid the buttons of my blouse.• He pushed her backwards and covered her body with his own, as he gradually undid the buttons of her dress.• Turning he undid the buttons of her coat and ran his hands inside and around her waist.• He undid his buttons, and peeled off his shirt.• He undid the buttons of his shirt and shrugged it from his shoulders, letting it fall unheeded to the floor.• He undid the top buttons of his shirt and pulled the shirt apart.mouse button• But debates about mouse buttons are impassioned and urgent.• Double-click - A mouse procedure where the left-hand mouse button is pressed twice in quick succession.• Object properties, once set, can be redefined simply by re-clicking the right mouse button.• Pointing at the object and pressing the right mouse button displays each object's properties.• Use your trusty right mouse button to click on it, which will bring up a properties sheet.• The right-side mouse button is one such key to using Windows 95.• Then there was the mouse button war.• Mass Downloader is particularly nice, as it integrates into your mouse button menu.button2 verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 PUT ON CLOTHES (also button up) 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，要让尼娜把上衣扣好。2. button it! British English, button your lip/mouth! American English spokenQUIET used to tell someone in a rude way to stop talking 住嘴！ 闭嘴！→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbutton• The pants button at the side.• He pulled his trousers back up and buttoned his fly.• No - he was buttoning his jacket in a purposeful manner, and they were about to leave the scene.• Rickels needs help for tasks such as buttoning his shirt.• Her fingers buttoned something at her neck where there was nothing to button.• Then he buttoned the top over his undershirt, and pulled on a pair of green socks.• She got up from the bed, buttoned up her nightshirt and went to the door.• Button up your coat, Nina - it's cold.From Longman Business Dictionarybuttonbut‧ton /ˈbʌtn/ noun [countable]1something that you press to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment do somethingShe got in the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor.What happens if I push this button?2COMPUTINGa place on a computer screen that you click on to make it do somethingI clicked on the ‘save’ button and exited the file.3a button adOrigin button1 (1300-1400) Old French boton, from boter; → BUTT2but·ton1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1button2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable flat coat object Corpus shirt, round a Business small that etc your on |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。