Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense buttons, present participle buttoning, past tense, past participle buttoned
1N-COUNT 纽扣;扣子Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes. 纽扣;扣子
4N-COUNT 圆形小徽章 A button is a small piece of metal or plastic which you wear in order to show that you support a particular movement, organization, or person. You fasten a button to your clothes with a pin. 圆形小徽章 [US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 badge
5PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect](巧妙地)获取想要的东西 If you say that someone presses the right button or pushes the right button, you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way. (巧妙地)获取想要的东西
Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt.