button

英 [ˈbʌtn]

美 [ˈbʌtn]

n. 纽扣; 扣子; (机器的)按钮; (尤指印有信息的)徽章
v. 扣…的纽扣; 用纽扣扣上

复数：buttons　过去式：buttoned　现在分词：buttoning　过去分词：buttoned　第三人称单数：buttons　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2977 / COCA.2645

短语动词

button up
1. 扣上…的纽扣

on the button

push all the (right) buttons

push sb's buttons

使有所反应（无论是积极或消极的）
to make sb react in either a positive or a negative way
I've known him for years, but I still don't know what pushes his buttons.
我已认识他多年，可还是摸不透他的脾气。

(as) bright as a button

button it!

noun

verb

扣…的纽扣
to fasten sth with buttons
1. She hurriedly buttoned (up) her blouse.
  她急忙扣好衬衫。
用纽扣扣上
to be fastened with buttons
1. The dress buttons (up) at the back.
  这件连衣裙是从后背系扣的。

N-COUNT 纽扣；扣子
Buttonsare 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.
1. ...a coat with brass buttons.
  带铜纽扣的外套
VERB 扣上…的纽扣
If youbuttona shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes.
1. Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.
  弗格森站起身来，扣上了外套。
2. Button upmeans the same asbutton.
  button up同button
3. I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly...
  我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。
4. 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。
5. 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。
N-COUNT （机器的）按钮，开关
Abuttonis a small object on a machine or electrical device that you press in order to operate it.
1. He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.
  他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。
圆形小徽章
Abuttonis 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

PHRASE （巧妙地）获取想要的东西
If you say that someonepresses the right buttonorpushes the right button, you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way.
1. 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。

noun

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
any artifact that resembles a button
an electrical switch operated by pressing
1. the elevator was operated by push buttons
2. the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
Synonym:push buttonpush
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Synonym:release
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
Synonym:clitorisclit
a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
1. they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate
any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

verb

He pushed the play button again and ran the tape
他又按下了播放键播放磁带。
By standing on tip-toe, I managed to reach the button.
我踮起脚才勉强够着电钮。
Rodney put the recorder on the desk top and pushed the play button.
罗德尼把录音机放在桌面上，按下了播放键。
I really tried with this film, but kept pushing the fast-forward button — I found it unwatchable.
我的确尝试过看这部片子，但不停地按快进键——我觉得不好看。
I don't care a button about it.
我对它毫不介意。
The fuse blew as he pressed the button to start the motor
他按下按钮启动马达的时候保险丝烧断了。
He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.
他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。
He saw her jab her thumb on a red button — a panic button
他看到她用拇指按了一个红色按钮——紧急呼叫按钮。
Drago pressed a button and the door closed
德拉戈按了一个按钮，然后门就关上了。
His shirt gaped open where the button had come off.
他的衬衫在纽扣掉了的地方敞开了。