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词汇 buffer
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buffer

noun
 
/ˈbʌfə(r)/
/ˈbʌfər/
Idioms
  1.  
    a thing or person that reduces a shock or protects somebody/something against difficulties缓冲物;起缓冲作用的人
    • buffer against something Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress.家庭和朋友的支持有助于减缓压力。
    • buffer between A and B She often had to act as a buffer between father and son.她常常不得不在父子之间扮演调解人角色。
    • The organization acts as a buffer between the management and the union.这个组织在资方与工会之间起缓冲作用。
    • a buffer state (= a small country between two powerful states that helps keep peace between them)缓冲国(两大国之间有助于维持和平的小国家)
    • a buffer zone (= an area of land between two opposing armies or countries)缓冲区(两敌对军队或国家之间的地区)
    • Peacekeepers have been sent in to establish a buffer zone between the rival forces.已经派遣维和部队在交战双方之间建立缓冲带。
    Collocations Dictionaryverb + buffer
    • act as
    • provide
    • use something as
    buffer + noun
    • state
    • zone
    preposition
    • buffer against
    • buffer between
  2. (British English) one of two round metal devices on the front or end of a train, or at the end of a railway track, that reduce the shock if the train hits something(火车头尾或轨道末端的)减震器,缓冲器Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
  3. (computing计算机) an area in a computer’s memory where data can be stored for a short time缓存区;缓冲存储区;缓冲器
  4. (also old buffer)
    (British English, old-fashioned) a silly old man愚蠢老头
  5. 词源noun senses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (verb), imitative of the sound of a blow to a soft body. noun sense 3 mid 18th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (imitative of the sound of a blow to a soft body), or from dialect buff ‘stutter, splutter’ (possibly the same word). In late Middle English buffer had the sense ‘stammerer’.
Idioms
hit the buffers
  1. (informal) if a plan, somebody’s career, etc. hits the buffers, it suddenly stops being successful(计划、事业等)突然受挫
    • The former tennis star’s comeback trail hit the buffers yesterday when she lost in straight sets.这位前网球明星的复出之路昨天遇到了阻碍,她直落两盘。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2

buffer

verb
/ˈbʌfə(r)/
/ˈbʌfər/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they buffer
/ˈbʌfə(r)/
/ˈbʌfər/
he / she / it buffers
/ˈbʌfəz/
/ˈbʌfərz/
past simple buffered
/ˈbʌfəd/
/ˈbʌfərd/
past participle buffered
/ˈbʌfəd/
/ˈbʌfərd/
-ing form buffering
/ˈbʌfərɪŋ/
/ˈbʌfərɪŋ/
  1. buffer something to reduce the harmful effects of something减少,减缓(伤害)
    • to buffer the effects of stress on health减少压力对健康的影响
  2. buffer somebody/yourself (against something) to protect somebody/yourself from something保护;使不受…的侵害
    • They tried to buffer themselves against problems and uncertainties.他们尽力保护自己免受困难和不确定因素的影响。
  3. buffer something (computing计算机) (of a computer计算机) to hold data for a short time before using it缓冲存储;缓存
  4. 词源verb senses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent.: probably from obsolete buff (verb), imitative of the sound of a blow to a soft body.
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