名詞 buttonhole:

1. a hole through which buttons are pushed
   同義詞：button hole

動(dòng)詞 buttonhole:

1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
   同義詞：lobby

1. A really well- made buttonhole is the only link between art and nature.
   開得好的鈕眼是聯(lián)系藝術(shù)與自然的唯一環(huán)節(jié)。
2. He wore a red carnation in his buttonhole.
   他的扣洞上了一朵紅色康乃馨。
3. He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
   他在鈕孔里插了一朵花。
4. He had a spray in his buttonhole.
   他的鈕孔中插著一簇花。

but.ton.hole

n.（名詞）
A small slit in a garment or piece of fabric for fastening a button.
鈕扣眼：用于緊固鈕扣的衣服或織物上的小開口
Chiefly British A boutonniere.
【多用于英國(guó)】 鈕孔
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
but.ton.holed,but.ton.hol.ing,but.ton.holes
To make a buttonhole in.
在…開鈕扣眼
To sew with a buttonhole stitch.
用鎖眼針縫：用縫紐扣眼的針來(lái)縫韌
To accost and detain (a person) in conversation by or as if by grasping the person`s outer garments:
強(qiáng)留某人談話：通過(guò)或好象通過(guò)抓住某人的外衣勾引或強(qiáng)留某人談話：
例句：
.He was also frequently buttonholed by White House lobbyists . . . who seemed to be permanently assigned to shadow the burly Democrat.(Terence Moran)
.他不斷地被白宮的說(shuō)客留住談話…這些人似乎總是受指使而使這位率直的民主黨人不快.(特倫斯·莫蘭)

來(lái)源：
Sense 3, probably alteration of button-hold
釋義3，可能為 button-hold的變化

【引伸】
but.tonhol.er
n.（名詞）