| 单词 | buffet |
| 释义 | buffet (once / 1389 pages) 1n 2v When you see the word buffet, it's hard not to think "all-you-can-eat." Although the noun can refer to food set out for self-service, buffet also means "a blow, especially with the hand," and as a verb "to strike sharply." The two meanings of buffet come from very different sources. Buffet the self-serve meal is drawn from the piece of furniture on which such a meal might be served, a bufet "sideboard" in eighteenth-century French, and is pronounced buh-FAY. The meaning of hitting, however, comes from the Old French word bufe "a blow" or "a puff of wind" and is spoken BUH-fit. If the wind buffets the windows of your house, it can make them rattle in their frames, and if you are buffeted by bad news, you might shake in your shoes too. WORD FAMILYbuffet: buffeted, buffeting, buffets, buffetted, buffetting+/buffeting: buffetings USAGE EXAMPLESIn the age of Trump, data and evidence are just some unwanted roughage down at the end of the buffet. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Our new friend invited us to share a lunch buffet of fried chicken, potato salad and sweets. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) We are sharpening our knives for a large buffet.” The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers Syn|Hypo|Hyper counter, sideboard credence, credenza a kind of sideboard or buffet cellaret, minibarsideboard with compartments for holding bottles article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy 2n a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves Hypo|Hyper smorgasbord an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal meal, repast the food served and eaten at one time 3n usually inexpensive bar 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper snack bar, snack counter commissary a snack bar in a film studio milk barsnack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream) bar a counter where you can obtain food or drink 1v strike, beat repeatedly The wind buffeted him Syn|Hyper buff hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 2v strike against forcefully Winds buffeted the tent Syn|Hyper batter, knock about strike deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
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