buttons

英 [ˈbʌtnz]

美 [ˈbʌtnz]

n. 纽扣; 扣子; (机器的)按钮; (尤指印有信息的)徽章
v. 扣…的纽扣; 用纽扣扣上
button的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 纽扣；扣子
Buttonsare 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.
1. ...a coat with brass buttons.
  带铜纽扣的外套
VERB 扣上…的纽扣
If youbuttona shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, you fasten it by pushing its buttons through the buttonholes.
1. Ferguson stood up and buttoned his coat.
  弗格森站起身来，扣上了外套。
2. Button upmeans the same asbutton.
  button up同button
3. I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly...
  我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。
4. The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up...
  这个年轻人一下子穿上衬衫，扣好了扣子。
5. It was freezing out there even in his buttoned-up overcoat.
  外面非常冷，即使穿上大衣扣上扣子也不顶事。
N-COUNT （机器的）按钮，开关
Abuttonis a small object on a machine or electrical device that you press in order to operate it.
1. He reached for the remote control and pressed the 'play' button.
  他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。
圆形小徽章
Abuttonis 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.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 badge

PHRASE （巧妙地）获取想要的东西
If you say that someonepresses the right buttonorpushes the right button, you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way.
1. Buchanan pushed all the right buttons, appealing to Maher's loyalty and to his guilt.
  布坎南通过激发马厄的忠心和负罪感得到了他想要的东西。