button/'bʌtən/

n.

➊ a small, usually round object on a shirt or coat, used to fasten two parts together

➋ a small object you press to make a machine work

v. fasten sth with buttons

n. [C]

➊ 纽扣：a shirt with plastic buttons 有塑料纽扣的衬衣

◇a coat button 上衣纽扣

➋ 按钮：Press the “play” button on the DVD player. 按DVD播放机上的“播放”按钮。

v. [T] （用纽扣）扣上：Button your coat. 扣上大衣。

◇He didn't button the top button of the shirt. 他没有扣上衬衣最上面的那个纽扣。

音组-ton/-tən/

badminton; button; cotton; mutton