noun🔗Share理赔员, 定损员 One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States)."The insurance company hired a button to investigate the damage to the car after the accident. "保险公司雇佣了一名理赔员来调查事故后汽车的损坏情况。insurancejobbusinessindustryfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纽扣，按钮 A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener."April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind."四月扣紧了大衣的纽扣， чтобы 挡住寒风。itemwearthingmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share按钮，开关。 A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism."Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender."帕特按下了搅拌机上标有“粉碎”的按钮。deviceelectronicsmachinetechnologyelectricessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share按钮，按键。 An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function."The "submit" button on the online form activated the sending of my homework assignment. "在线表格上的“提交”按钮启动了我的作业发送功能。computingtechnologydeviceelectronicsfunctionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share徽章，胸章 A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric."The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it."那位政治家戴着一个亮黄色的胸章，上面醒目地写着“明智投票”的口号。wearitemappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share芽，蓓蕾 A bud."The rose bush had many tiny green buttons, which would soon blossom into flowers. "那棵玫瑰树上长满了许多绿色的小芽，很快就会绽放出美丽的花朵。plantnaturepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蘑菇头，菌苞 The head of an unexpanded mushroom."The mushroom we found in the forest had a small, white button. "我们在森林里找到的蘑菇还是个小小的白色蘑菇头。foodplantvegetablepartbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share阴蒂， 阴核 The clitoris."The doctor gently touched the girl's button during the exam. "医生在检查时轻轻触碰了女孩的阴蒂。bodyorgansexanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share中心，圆心 The center (bullseye) of the house."The button of the school's mascot design is a bright red circle in the center. "学校吉祥物设计的中心是一个鲜红色的圆圈。architecturepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钮扣，按钮。 The soft circular tip at the end of a foil."The chef carefully peeled the foil, and the tiny button of the foil was still attached to the food. "厨师小心地剥开锡箔纸，锡箔纸末端那个小小的圆形凸起（钮扣）还连在食物上。partsportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share庄， 标志。 A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button."The button was on the table, indicating that Maria was the last person to bet in the poker game. "那个“庄”的标志放在桌子上，表示玛丽亚是扑克游戏中最后一个下注的人。gamepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share庄家位置，按钮位 The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button."The button at the poker table was finally given to Maria, as she was the last player to act after the final community cards were revealed. "扑克桌上的庄家位置最终给了玛丽亚，因为在最后一张公共牌亮出后，她是最后行动的玩家。gamepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share托儿， 诱饵 A person who acts as a decoy."The student, acting as a button for the mischievous prankster, distracted the teacher while the others snuck out of class. "这个学生当了恶作剧者的托儿，引开了老师的注意力，好让其他人偷偷溜出教室。personjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share路钉，凸起路标 A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement marking painted stripe."The road crew placed a button to make the painted white line on the road more noticeable. "道路施工队放置了一个路钉，使路面上涂刷的白色标线更加醒目。trafficsigntechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share安眠酮, 忽悠悠 A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug)."The doctor warned him about the dangers of taking "buttons" as a recreational drug. "医生警告他滥用“忽悠悠”这种药物的危害性。medicinesubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share门闩，插销 A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door."The old wooden door wouldn't close properly because the metal button was loose. "因为那个金属门闩松了，那扇旧木门关不严。itembuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share金属熔珠，熔粒 A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion."The chemist carefully examined the button of silver remaining in the crucible after the fusion. "化學家小心地檢查了坩堝中熔煉後殘留下來的銀金属熔珠。chemistrymaterialsubstanceelementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纽扣，按钮。 A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass."The tiny button on my grandmother's sweater was a small, roundish mass of bright red plastic. "我奶奶毛衣上的那个小纽扣是一个鲜红色的塑料小圆球。itemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小白点，纽扣斑 A small white blotch on a cat's coat."The cat had a small, white button on its fur near its ear. "这只猫耳朵附近的毛上有一小块白色纽扣斑。animalappearancemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纽扣，一钮 A unit of length equal to 1/12 inch."The seamstress used a button to measure the fabric precisely, needing only 12 buttons' worth of material. "那位裁缝用纽扣来精确测量布料，只需要十二个纽扣那么长的材料。unitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share核按钮，启动钮。 The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence."The general feared that a misplaced email could activate the launch button, triggering a global catastrophe. "将军担心一封发错的邮件可能会启动核按钮，从而引发一场全球性的灾难。militarypoliticsgovernmentwarweapondisastertechnologyactionsystemstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share琴钮, 背钮。 In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck."The violin's button is slightly worn from years of playing. "这把小提琴的背钮因为多年的演奏而略有磨损。musicpartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share毫不在乎，一点点，丝毫 The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot."He showed no button of effort on his homework, just scribbling a few lines. "他对作业一点儿也不上心，只是潦草地写了几行。amountnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share点睛之笔，笑点，包袱。 The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene)."The comedian's final joke, the button of her act, had the audience roaring with laughter. "那位喜剧演员最后的笑话，也就是她表演的点睛之笔，让观众笑得前仰后合。entertainmentlanguagecommunicationstageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share职业杀手，杀手。 A button man; a professional assassin."The notorious button was hired to eliminate the rival businessman. "那个臭名昭著的杀手被雇来除掉那个敌对的商人。personjobweaponorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share响尾蛇尾端的鳞片 The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle."The rattlesnake's button was the last segment of its rattle, making a tiny clicking sound. "这条响尾蛇尾巴末端的鳞片，也就是它响板的最后一个“钮扣”，发出细小的咔哒声。animalpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share尾钮，底钮 In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument."The violin's button was loose, and the luthier needed to replace it. "这把小提琴的尾钮松了，提琴匠需要更换它。musicpartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扣， 扣上。 To fasten with a button."She buttoned her jacket before going outside. "她出门前把外套扣上了。wearitemutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扣上， 扣钮扣. To be fastened by a button or buttons."The coat will not button."这件外套扣不上扣子。wearitemappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share闭嘴，住口 To stop talking.""The teacher buttoned the discussion about homework when it became too loud." "老师在关于作业的讨论变得过于吵闹时，让大家闭嘴了。communicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
