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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