buffet
- n. 自助餐;小賣部;打擊;猛烈沖擊
- vt. 與…搏斗;連續(xù)猛擊
- vi. 斗爭;奮勇前進(jìn)
- adj. 自助的;自助餐的
- n. (Buffet)人名;(法)比費(fèi)
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. buffer => "something that absorbs a blow".
3. buffer => buffet.
4. 諧音“不費(fèi)”-----吃自助餐不費(fèi)錢、花銷很低----便餐館,自助餐,餐具柜。
中文詞源
來自法語bufet, 桌子,櫥柜。后指餐廳自助餐。
英文詞源
- buffet (v.)
- c. 1200, "to strike with the fist or hand; cuff, box, slap; from Old French bufeter "to strike, slap, punch," from bufet (see buffet (n.2)). Related: Buffeted; buffeting.
- buffet (n.1)
- "table," 1718, from French bufet "bench, stool, sideboard," 12c., which is of uncertain origin. Sense in English extended 1888 to "meal served from a buffet."
- buffet (n.2)
- c. 1200, "blow struck with a fist or weapon," from Old French bufet "slap, punch," diminutive of bufe "a blow, slap, punch; puff of wind," figuratively "cunning trick," probably echoic of the sound of something soft being hit.
雙語例句
- 1. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.
- 午餐可以吃自助餐,也可以選套餐。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
- 我們坐在車站的自助餐廳里喝茶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Are you having a sit - down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
- 你想在婚禮中擺桌宴還是搞自助餐?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There was a caterers'buffet stretching all around the dining room.
- 圍著餐廳有一排各個(gè)飲食承辦者的冷餐臺.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Come for cocktail and buffet next Sunday.
- 下星期天請來喝雞尾酒吃自助餐.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》