| 单词 | buffer |
| 释义 | buffer (once / 4519 pages) 1vn 2n 3nv 4n A buffer is an object that either softens a blow like a fender, or helps buff or shine stuff, like a nail buffer. Buffer comes from the Old French buff, a word that imitates the sound of a blow to a soft body. A person can also be a buffer if she keeps people prone to fighting from coming in contact or hurting each other, like a teacher who separates two rowdy kids at the lunch table. A buffer state is a country between two conflicting ones that helps them better get along by creating a buffer between them — like Mongolia is for China and Russia. WORD FAMILYbuffer: buffered, buffering, buffers+/buff: buff-colored, buffed, buffer, buffest, buffing, buffly, buffs, rebuff/rebuff: rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs USAGE EXAMPLESWhile there is wide support for the concept of buffers, county officials contend there is confusion and questions about the law. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The banks were stuck as they tried to maintain a fine balance between profit growth, regulatory capital buffers and net interest margins. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) In India, agricultural expansion would force crops into habitats like wetlands that act as important buffers against flooding and sea-level rise. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1v protect from impact Syn|Hyper cushion, soften modify make less severe or harsh or extreme 2n a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact Syn|Hyper fender device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 3n an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Syn|Hyper cowcatcher, fender, pilot framework a structure supporting or containing something 4n a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict 2Syn|Hyper buffer zone zone an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic 1n an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) Syn|Hyper buff implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end 2n a power tool used to buff surfaces 3Syn|Hyper polisher power tool a tool driven by a motor 1n (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH Hyper chemical compound, compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight 2v add a buffer (a solution) 4buffered saline solution for the eyes Hyper modify make less severe or harsh or extreme n (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system Syn|Hypo|Hyper buffer storage, buffer store cache, memory cache (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics frame buffer(computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel keyboard buffera buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them print buffera buffer that stores data until the printer is ready disk cachea cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk memory device, storage device a device that preserves information for retrieval |
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