unbutton

[US]/ʌn'bʌt(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌʌn'bʌtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 解开(纽扣)打开表露;吐露
vi. 解开,解扣
Word Forms
过去分词unbuttoned
第三人称单数unbuttons
现在分词unbuttoning
过去式unbuttoned
复数unbuttons

Example Sentences

unbutton a little, Molly.

莫莉,放松点!。

She unbuttoned her coat.

她解开了外衣的扣子。

If the suit is unbuttoned, where should be the stickpin?

西装敞著穿时,领带夹应在衬衫的哪两粒钮扣之间?

I unbuttoned my shirt cuffs.

我解开了我的袖口。

she unbuttoned her dress from the back.

她从背后解开衣服纽扣。

Real-world Examples

If you look closely you can see that the mum's pants are unbuttoned.

如果你再更仔细看,你就会发现那个妈妈的裤子没扣。

Source: The Ellen Show

So, you can say to a friend, Hey, your top button is unbuttoned. You should button it.

所以你可以和你的朋友说," 嘿,你最上面的扣子没有扣,你应该扣好。"

Source: VOA Special June 2019 Collection

Really? She raised her veil and unbuttoned her high fur collar.

“是吗?”她撩起了面纱并解开了高高的毛领上的扣子。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Alice was lying there, her blouse open where I had unbuttoned it, her face flushed, eyes wide in disbelief.

艾丽斯躺在那里,上衣敞开,纽扣已被我解开,她的脸颊泛着潮红,眼睛难以置信地大大睁着。

Source: Flowers for Algernon

" I'm one captain, " said a fat man whose tunic was unbuttoned.

" 我是队长," 一个敞开紧身上衣的胖子回答说。

Source: Gone with the Wind

Well, it DOES look a little tight. Maybe try unbuttoning the jacket.

嗯,确实看起来有点紧。要不你解开外套的扣子试试。

Source: VOA Special August 2021 Collection

I unbuttoned my jeans like five minutes ago just looking at this.

我刚才把扣子解开,盯着它看来着。

Source: Gourmet food, prayer, and love

Mr Bumble put down his hat, unbuttoned his coat, folded his arms, and sat back in his chair.

班布尔先生摘下帽子,解开衣扣,双臂交叉放在胸前,向后靠在椅子上。

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

His necktie was pulled down away from his collar, and he had eased the collar by unbuttoning it.

领带已从衣领上拉了下来,领子上的纽扣也解开了,领子松松的。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

I rolled back over and unbuttoned my jeans, yanking them off awkwardly as I tried to stay horizontal.

我又翻过身来,拉开牛仔裤的拉连,平躺着很不雅观地把裤子脱掉。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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