button

noun

1. 纽扣；扣子
   a small round piece of metal, plastic, etc. that is sewn onto a piece of clothing and used for fastening two parts together
   1. to do up/undo your buttons
      系上 / 解开扣子
   2. to button/unbutton your buttons
      系上 / 解开扣子
   3. to sew on a button
      缝上扣子
   4. shirt buttons
      衬衫的纽扣
2. （机器的）按钮
   a small part of a machine that you press to make it work
   1. the play/stop/rewind button
      播放 / 停止 / 倒带键
   2. Adam pressed a button and waited for the lift.
      亚当按了一个按钮，然后等着乘坐电梯。
   3. Choose ‘printer’ from the menu and click with the right mouse button.
      从菜单上选取“打印机”，然后点击鼠标右键。
   4. The windows slide down at the touch of a button .
      按一下开关，窗玻璃便落下来。
3. （尤指印有信息的）徽章
   a badge , especially one with a message printed on it

verb

1. 扣…的纽扣
   to fasten sth with buttons
   1. She hurriedly buttoned (up) her blouse.
      她急忙扣好衬衫。
2. 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。

1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. ...a coat with brass buttons.
      带铜纽扣的外套
2. VERB 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.
   1. Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.
      弗格森站起身来，扣上了外套。
   2. Button up means the same as button .
      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。
3. N-COUNT （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.
   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。
4. 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


5. 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.
   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。

1. Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
   伯克按下按钮，电梯开始缓缓上升。
2. The fuse blew as he pressed the button.
   他刚一按下按钮，保险丝就烧断了。
3. Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.
   弗格森站起身来，扣上了外套。
4. He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.
   他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. The button on his jeans went POP.
   他牛仔服上的纽扣发出“啪”的响声。
9. Highlight the chosen area by clicking and holding down the left mouse button.
   点击并摁住鼠标左键将所选区域高亮显示。
10. Abortion is still one of the hot button issues of US life.
    堕胎仍是美国人日常生活中的一个敏感议题。
11. 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。
12. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
    制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。
13. Drago pressed a button and the door closed
    德拉戈按了一个按钮，然后门就关上了。
14. This might be a good time for Button's management to study the fine print of his contract.
    这可能是巴顿的管理人员研读他的合同细则的好时机。
15. Mrs. Baylor strode to the elevator and punched the button.
    贝勒太太迈向电梯，按下按钮。
16. 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。
17. Press the 'reload' button on your web browser to refresh the site and get the most current version.
    点击网页浏览器上的“刷新”按钮来刷新页面，显示最新的版本。
18. Press the rewind button
    按下倒带键。
19. He ripped away a wire that led to the alarm button
    他把连着报警按钮的电线扯掉了。
20. He pushed the play button again and ran the tape
    他又按下了播放键播放磁带。
21. This device screws into the shutter release button.
    这个装置能旋进快门释放按钮。
22. I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.
    我坐下来，穿好针，剪下一枚旧纽扣。
23. Staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button.
    工作人员一摁按钮便可以追踪电话。
24. To see the current document in full-page view, click the Page Zoom Full button.
    要完整显示当前文件，请按“全屏显示”按钮。PRHASES
25. He pushed a button on the intercom. 'Yes?' came a voice
    他按了内部对讲机上的一个按钮。“有什么事吗？”一个声音问道。
26. The effect of pushing the button is the same no matter who does it.
    不论是什么人去按电钮，其效果都是一样的。
27. By standing on tip-toe, I managed to reach the button.
    我踮起脚才勉强够着电钮。
28. A button has come off my coat.
    我的上衣掉了一个扣子。
29. I don't care a button about it.
    我对它毫不介意。
30. 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。

n.

on the button

• 准时；正好
  at exactly the right time or at the exact time mentioned
  1. We arrived at 4 o'clock on the button.
     我们在4点钟准时到达。
• 精确；准确；确切
  exactly right
  1. You're on the button there!
     那让你说准了！

push all the (right) buttons

• 做得面面俱到以讨好人
  to do exactly the right things to please sb
  1. a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons
     一出新的极尽搞笑之能事的讽刺喜剧

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
  1. 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

• 机灵的；聪颖的
  intelligent and quick to understand

v.

button it!

• 闭嘴；住口
  used to tell sb rudely to be quiet

noun

1. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

2. any artifact that resembles a button

3. 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

4. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

   Synonym:    release

5. a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

   Synonym:    clitorisclit

6. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
   1. they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate

7. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

verb

1. fasten with buttons
   1. button the dress

2. provide with buttons
   1. button a shirt