buttonhole(动词/名词)
/ˈbʌt(ə)nˌhoʊl/
I got buttonholed by a salesman outside the station.
我在车站外被一个推销员拦住,硬拉着说了半天。
She tried to leave, but he buttonholed her to discuss the policy changes in detail.
她想离开,但他把她拦住,硬要详细讨论政策变动。
buttonhole 原指衣物上用来扣纽扣的“扣眼”(button “纽扣” + hole “洞/孔”)。动词用法“拦住某人强行交谈”属于比喻延伸:像“扣住”对方一样,让人一时脱不开身。