| 单词 | buffet |
| 释义 | buffet 1. n. 1. a room or counter where light meals or snacks may be bought (station buffet). 2. a meal consisting of several dishes set out from which guests serve themselves (buffet lunch). 3. also a sideboard or recessed cupboard for china etc. Phrases and idioms buffet car Brit. a railway coach serving light meals or snacks. Etymology: F f. OF bufet stool, of unkn. orig. 2. v. & n. --v (buffeted, buffeting) 1. tr. a strike or knock repeatedly (wind buffeted the trees). b strike, esp. repeatedly, with the hand or fist. 2. tr. (of fate etc.) treat badly; plague (cheerful though buffeted by misfortune). 3. a intr. struggle; fight one's way (through difficulties etc.). b tr. contend with (waves etc.). --n 1. a blow, esp. of the hand or fist. 2. a shock. Etymology: ME f. OF dimin. of bufe blow |
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