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buttonhole

Noun

Britain attributive obsolete

A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. / (chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.

Japanese Meaning

衣服やその一部を留めるためにボタンを通す穴 / 主にイギリスで使用される、装飾用にボタン穴に着ける花

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She mended the buttonhole on her coat before leaving.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は出かける前にコートのボタン穴を直した。

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buttonholes

（ plural ）

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buttonhole

Verb

colloquial transitive intransitive archaic rare

(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will. / (transitive, intransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in). / (transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.

Japanese Meaning

(口語) 相手の意志に反して会話に引き留める、話し込ませる / 服などのボタンホールを切る / ボタンホール縫いで縫う

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At the conference, the salesperson tried to buttonhole everyone into staying for a long demonstration.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議で、そのセールス担当者は長いデモを見せるために、みんなを会話に引き止めようとした。

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buttonholes

（ present singular third-person ）

buttonholing

（ participle present ）

buttonholed

（ participle past ）

buttonholed

（ past ）

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buttonholes

Verb

form-of indicative present singular third-person

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhole

Japanese Meaning

「buttonhole」の三人称単数現在形、すなわち主語が三人称単数の場合に使われる現在形の活用形です。

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At every conference, he buttonholes senior researchers to ask for career advice.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼はどの学会でも、先輩研究者を引き留めてキャリアについて助言を求める。

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buttonholed

Verb

form-of participle past

simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole

Japanese Meaning

「buttonholed」は「buttonhole」（ボタンを留める、または扉を中止させる行為など）の過去形および過去分詞形です。

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At the conference, several attendees buttonholed the guest speaker after his talk to press him for more details.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議で、数名の参加者が講演後に講演者を引き止めて、詳細を詰め寄った。

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buttonholers

Noun

form-of plural

plural of buttonholer

Japanese Meaning

「buttonholers」は「buttonholer」の複数形、すなわち複数を示す活用形です。

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At the conference, the buttonholers kept dragging speakers offstage for long, distracting conversations.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議では、しつこく話しかける人たちが講演者を舞台から引きずり出し、長くて気が散る会話に巻き込んだ。

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buttonholer

Noun

One who detains somebody in conversation against their will. / An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.

Japanese Meaning

（会話において）無理に相手を会話に引き留める人 / ミシンに取り付ける部品で、ボタンホールを縫う際の横方向および縦方向の動きを自動化するためのもの