buttoned-down

英[ˌbʌtənd\'daʊn]
美[ˌbʌtənd\'daʊn]

基本释义

n.
守旧的,缺乏独创性的

实用例句

No conclusion should be drawn before all the facts are buttoned down.

所有事实弄清以前,不应该下任何结论.

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英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. unimaginatively conventional;

    "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek

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