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单词 buffeted
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buffeted


buf·fet 1

B0533400 (bə-fā′, bo͞o-)n.1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.2. a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.b. A restaurant having such a counter.3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.adj. Informally served: a buffet luncheon.
[French.]

buf·fet 2

B0533500 (bŭf′ĭt)n. A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand.v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fets v.tr.1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.2. To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat.3. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group): was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.4. To force (one's way) with difficulty.v.intr. To force one's way with difficulty: a ship buffeting against the wind.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of buffe, blow.]
buf′fet·er n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.buffeted - pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversitiesstorm-tossed, tempest-swept, tempest-tossed, tempest-tosttroubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
EncyclopediaSeebuffet

buffeted


  • adj

Synonyms for buffeted

adj pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

Synonyms

  • storm-tossed
  • tempest-swept
  • tempest-tossed
  • tempest-tost

Related Words

  • troubled
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