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
We never intended that she get involved.
我们从没打算把她牵扯进去。
They've already turned on the electricity.The house is ready.