1 a small, often round, piece of plastic, wood or metal that you use for fastening your clothes 钮扣;扣子:
One of the buttons on my jacket has come off.我的夹克掉了一粒扣子。This blouse is too tight -- I can't fasten the buttons.这件女衬衣太窄,我扣不上。
2 a small part of a machine, etc that you press in order to operate sth 按钮;旋钮;键:
Press the button to ring the bell.按下这个按钮铃就会响了。To dial the same number again, push the ‘redial’ button.重拨同一个号码,按“重拨”键。Which button turns the volume down?哪个旋钮用来把音量关小?To print a file, simply click on the ‘print’ button.若要打印文件,你只要用鼠标点击一下“打印”键。Double click the left mouse button.将鼠标上左边的键点击两次。☞pictures at handle and telephone 见 handle 及 telephone 插图
button1/ˋbʌtṇ; ˈbʌtn/n [C] 1 a small round thing on a shirt, coat etc that you put through a hole to fasten the shirt etc 纽扣: a jacket with gold buttons 钉着金纽扣的夹克Sam undid (=unfastened) his buttons. 萨姆解开纽扣。do up a button BrE (=fasten a button) 【英】扣上纽扣2 a small part on a machine that you press to make it start, stop etc 按钮: push/press a button Just press the ‘on’ button. 就按一下“开”这个按钮。You can close the roof at the touch of a button . 你按一下按钮﹐车顶就会合上。3 AmE a small piece of metal or plastic with a message or picture on it that you fasten to your clothes [ badge BrE 【英】] 【美】〔印有文字或图画的〕金属[塑料]小徽章
button2 also 又作 button upv [I,T] to fasten something with buttons, or to be fastened with buttons 用纽扣扣住; 扣上…的纽扣see box at见 FASTEN 方框
buttonbuttonbuttonsbuttonedbuttoningnoun1a small round thing on clothes that holds them together. You push it through a small hole (called a buttonhole).2a small thing on a machine, that you push: Press this button to ring the bell.