Buttonhole
n. 钮孔, 钮眼, 胸花\\nvt. (非正式)强迫(别人)听
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📖 牛津释义
buttonhole
n
1 slit through which a button is passed to fasten clothing 钮扣孔; 扣眼. =>illus at jacket 见jacket之插图.
2 flower worn in the buttonhole of the lapel of a coat or jacket 大衣或上衣翻领的钮扣孔上佩带的花. v [Tn]
make (sb) stop and listen, often reluctantly, to what one wants to say 使（某人）停下来（常为勉强地）听著.
🗣️ 情景例句
How...?
你怎么……？
Thank you for your favour.
谢谢你的爱护。
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.
某些大公司进行的研究属于一般和基础性的研究。因此不保密对他们才有利。