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buttonholed

/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊld/ /ˈbʌtn̩ˌhoʊld/

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verb

缠住，拉住闲聊

To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

Examples :

"After the meeting, the manager buttonholed me to discuss my performance, and I couldn't escape for another thirty minutes. "

会议结束后，经理缠住我讨论我的表现，我足足被拉住闲聊了三十分钟才脱身。

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