“button、hold”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

button-hold

释义

ˈbutton-hold, v.
[f. button n. + hold v., or rather, deduced immediately from button-hold-er.]
trans. To take hold of (a person) by a button, and detain him in conversation against his will. Hence ˈbutton-ˌholding vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1834S. R. Maitland Volunt, Syst. (1837) 192 Forwardness, impudence, and button-holding perseverance.1841Hor. Smith Moneyed Man III. x. 278 Welford, button-held by Mr. Curling.1858Gladstone Homer I. i. iii. 27 Patroclus..is (to use the modern phrase) button-held by Nestor.1860Cornh. Mag. II. 97 Barricade your door..against the button-holding world.1880Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 21 Jan., Charles Lamb, being button-held one day by Coleridge..cut off the button.

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