| 释义 |
button /ˈbʌtn/► SEE ALLbutton it!on the button(as) bright as a button(as) cute as a buttonpress/push the panic button
●ˈbutton it! (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb rudely to be quiet 闭嘴；住口●on the ˈbutton (informal, especially NAmE) 1. at exactly the right time or at the exact time mentioned 准时◆We arrived at 4 o’clock on the button.
我们 4 点准时到达。2. exactly right 准确；完全正确◆You’re on the button there!
这一点你完全正确！●(as) bright as a ˈbutton (BrE) clever and lively 机灵活泼◆That child’s as bright as a button!那孩子很是聪颖活泼！ OPP (as) thick as two short planks ●(as) cute as a ˈbutton (NAmE) (usually used about a baby or a child, or sb/sth small 通常用于指婴儿、小孩或小东西) very attractive and charming 小而可爱◆Kate is four, and as cute as a button!凯特四岁，可爱极了！●press/push the ˈpanic button (BrE) react in a sudden or an extreme way to sth unexpected that has frightened you 惊慌失措；仓促行事◆Although the team lost yet another match on Saturday, their manager is refusing to press the panic button.这个队周六又输了一场比赛，但主教练拒绝仓促行事。 |