buttonhook
/buht-n-hook/US // ˈbʌt nˌhʊk //UK // (ˈbʌtənˌhʊk) //
按钮钩,钮扣钩,钩子,钩针
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a small, usually metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves, dresses, breeches, etc.
Examples
You must remember that when you accepted me you did not marry a buttonhook.
Eagerly he felt in his pockets for his knife and buttonhook.
A buttonhook will then serve admirably in pulling the shoe onto the foot.
Drawing a small buttonhook that he always carried from his pocket, he inserted it in the keyhole.
She put the baby down on the bed with a silver buttonhook and a bracelet, and sat down.
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