buffet
英 ['bʊfeɪ; 'bʌfeɪ]
美 [bə'fe]
- n. 自助餐；小卖部；打击；猛烈冲击
- vt. 与…搏斗；连续猛击
- vi. 斗争；奋勇前进
- adj. 自助的；自助餐的
- n. (Buffet)人名；(法)比费
助记提示
1. 谐音“巴菲特”----股神“巴菲特”投资失利，深受打击。
2. buffer => "something that absorbs a blow".
3. buffer => buffet.
4. 谐音“不费”-----吃自助餐不费钱、花销很低----便餐馆，自助餐，餐具柜。
中文词源
buffet 自助餐来自法语bufet, 桌子，橱柜。后指餐厅自助餐。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.
- 午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
- 我们坐在车站的自助餐厅里喝茶。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Are you having a sit - down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
- 你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. There was a caterers'buffet stretching all around the dining room.
- 围着餐厅有一排各个饮食承办者的冷餐台.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Come for cocktail and buffet next Sunday.
- 下星期天请来喝鸡尾酒吃自助餐.
来自《简明英汉词典》