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单词 buff
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This beautiful book is a fitting tribute that any film buff will devour.Does that mean you're a big movie buff?And by the end you feel as though you've been playing blind man 's buff.Now luckily for movie buffs the massive heist is being turned into exactly that.Remove excess wax with a dry cloth and buff to shine. Train buffs will read this book anyway.We all know a face scrub is essential to buff away dead skin cells. Wine buffs regularly dismiss it as beneath them. Film buffs and geeks will be amused.They say that men are getting them as they increasingly hit the gym in an attempt to get a buff body.Get extra shine on your shoes by using a bit of spit on a cloth when you buff up the polish. Music buffs complain about sound quality.Spray on to a soft cloth, wipe away the grime and buff to a shine.The Sun columnist said car buffs moaned it had become an entertainment show for the terminally childish.Apply sparingly and buff with a clean, dry cloth.Looks like she's becoming a real fashion buff.And let me tell you, the man is buff.To get a buff body, of course.Let it dry to a haze then buff to a shine, and if scratches are still visible repeat.Gel polish can also be applied to acrylic nails, but you have to buff away the surface shine first.

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British English: buff ADJECTIVE
Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket.
  • American English: buff
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cor de camurça
  • Chinese: 牛皮色
  • European Spanish: beis
  • French: couleur chamoisN
  • German: gelbbraun
  • Italian: giallognolo
  • Japanese: 薄茶色
  • Korean: 담황색
  • European Portuguese: cor de camurça
  • Latin American Spanish: beis
British English: buff NOUN
You use buff to describe someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
He is a real film buff.
  • American English: buff
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aficionado
  • Chinese: 爱好者
  • European Spanish: aficionado
  • French: mordu
  • German: Fan
  • Italian: patito
  • Japanese:
  • Korean:
  • European Portuguese: aficionado
  • Latin American Spanish: aficionado

All related terms of 'buff'

Chinese translation of 'buff'

buff

(bʌf)

n (c)

  1. (inf, = enthusiast) 爱(愛)好者 (àihàozhě) (, míng)

adj

  1. (in colour) 暗黄(黃)色的 (ànhuángsè de)

vt

  1. (= polish) 擦亮 (cāliàng)
(adjective) 
Definition
dull yellowish-brown
a buff envelope
Synonyms
fawn
She put on a light fawn coat.
cream
tan
beige
yellowish
ecru
straw-coloured
sand-coloured
yellowish-brown
biscuit-coloured
camel-coloured
oatmeal-coloured
(verb) 
Definition
to clean or polish (a metal, floor, shoes, etc.) with a buff
He was already buffing the car's hubs.
Synonyms
polish
Every morning he polished his shoes.
clean
smooth
She smoothed the lotion across his shoulder blades.
brush
Have you brushed your teeth?
shine
Let him dust and shine the furniture.
rub
She took off her glasses and rubbed them.
wax
brighten
Her tearful eyes brightened with interest.
burnish
His shoes were burnished, his shirt perfectly pressed.

idiom

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See Shades of brownSee Shades of yellow
(noun) 
Definition
an expert on or devotee of a given subject
(informal) 
She is a real film buff.
Synonyms
expert
an expert in computer graphics
fan
addict
She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
enthusiast
He is a great sports enthusiast.
freak (informal)
He's a self-confessed computer freak.
admirer
He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.
whizz (informal)
Simon's a whizz at card tricks.
devotee
She is a devotee of Bach's music.
connoisseur
I hear you're something of an art connoisseur.
boffin (British, informal)
a computer boffin
fiend (informal)
a strong-tea fiend
grandmaster
hotshot (informal)
aficionado
You are obviously a jazz aficionado.
wonk (informal)
maven (US)
fundi (South Africa)
The local fundi are wonderfully adept and have created a car adapted to hunting.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of addict
Definition
a person who is devoted to something
She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
Synonyms
fan,
lover,
nut (slang),
follower,
enthusiast,
freak (informal),
admirer,
buff (informal),
junkie (informal),
devotee,
fiend (informal),
adherent,
rooter (US),
zealot,
groupie (slang),
aficionado
in the sense of admirer
He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.
Synonyms
fan,
supporter,
follower,
enthusiast,
partisan,
disciple,
buff (informal),
protagonist,
devotee,
worshipper,
adherent,
votary
in the sense of aficionado
Definition
an enthusiastic fan of a sport or interest
You are obviously a jazz aficionado.
Synonyms
fan,
lover,
enthusiast,
admirer,
supporter,
nut (slang),
follower,
addict,
freak (informal),
disciple,
buff (informal),
fanatic,
devotee,
connoisseur,
adherent,
votary

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