buttonholes

/ˈbʌtnhoʊlz/

Meanings

verb

缠住，拉住闲聊。

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

Examples :

"The overly enthusiastic salesman buttonholed me near the entrance, preventing me from leaving until I'd heard about his amazing offer. "

那个过分热情的推销员在入口附近缠住我，拉着我闲聊，直到我听完他那惊人的优惠，才让我走。

Related Words

buttonholed verb

/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊld/ /ˈbʌtn̩ˌhoʊld/

缠住，拉住闲聊

"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。

enthusiastic adjective

/ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/ /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

热情，热心，积极。

"an enthusiastic lover of art"

一个热情的艺术爱好者

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

留下，遗留。

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

大雨过后，操场上到处都留下了水坑。

entrance noun

/ˈɛn.tɹəns/ /ɛnˈtɹæns/

进入，进入的动作。

"Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever."

她进入的动作完全没有引起任何注意。

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

阻止，防止，避免

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

我定期刷牙，是为了防止牙齿变黄。

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人，人物，个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

conversation noun

/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

谈话，对话.

"During their lunch break, the coworkers had a conversation about the new project. "

午休时，同事们就新项目进行了一次谈话。

overly adjective

/ˈoʊvərli/ /ˈoʊvərliː/

马虎，草率，敷衍。

"The student's research was overly reliant on a few quick online articles, making it superficial and lacking in depth. "

那个学生的调查研究过度依赖于几篇网上快速搜索到的文章，显得非常马虎，缺乏深度。

detain verb

/dɪˈteɪn/

拘留，扣留。

"The teacher had to detain the student after class for talking during the test. "

因为考试时说话，老师不得不把那个学生留下，课后占用他的时间好好说说他。

salesman noun

/ˈseɪlzmən/ /ˈseɪlsmən/

推销员，销售员

"The salesman at the electronics store showed my dad several different laptops. "

这家电子商店的销售员给我爸爸展示了几款不同的笔记本电脑。

amazing verb

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

使...惊奇, 使...惊讶

"He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot."

当他发现那个女孩是机器人的时候，他感到非常惊讶。