Word · Frequency #14978
buff
爱好者；迷；热心支持者
an ardent follower and admirer
- 1.
Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
未染色的水牛或类似动物皮制成的皮革
- 2.
an ardent follower and admirer
热心的追随者和崇拜者
- 3.
A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
抛光工具,常覆有软皮革
- 4.
a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
水牛或牛皮制成的柔软厚实未染色皮革
- 5.
A brownish yellow colour.
棕黄色
- 6.
bare skin; naked
裸露的皮肤；裸体
- 7.
A military coat made of buff leather.
软皮制成的军用外套
- 8.
A change introduced in a patch that makes a character, item, or attack stronger.
补丁中使角色、物品或攻击变强的改动
- 9.
An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
使角色或物品变强的效果
- 10.
Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
松弛堆叠状态下产生的压缩耦合力
- 11.
The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.
构成血沉棕黄层的灰粘物质
- 12.
Any substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.
用于稀释街头毒品以增加利润的任何物质
黄褐色；浅黄色；原色皮革；淡黄色厚皮革；抛光工具；打磨轮；裸体；赤身裸体；（游戏中的）增益；强化
In use
My uncle is a film buff who has seen over a thousand movies.
She's a history buff and can tell you everything about ancient civilizations.
As a car buff, he spends every weekend at classic car shows.
swimming in the buff
a [area of interest] buff
常用搭配，表示某领域的爱好者。
She is a movie buff.
她是一个电影迷。
be a buff on [topic]
He is a buff on ancient history.
他是古代史迷。
buff of [topic]
这种结构较少见，多见于非正式场合。
Connections
Collocations
- film buff
- 影迷；电影爱好者
- My uncle is a real film buff and watches three movies a week.我叔叔是个真正的影迷，每周看三部电影。
- history buff
- 历史爱好者；历史迷
- As a history buff, she loves reading about ancient civilizations.作为历史爱好者，她喜欢阅读关于古代文明的书籍。
- wine buff
- 葡萄酒爱好者；品酒行家
- He is a wine buff and can identify the vineyard in a blind tasting.他是个品酒行家，能在盲品中分辨出酒庄。
- damage buff
- 伤害加成；攻击力增益
- This spell gives your character a 30% damage buff for ten seconds.这个法术让你的角色在十秒内获得30%的伤害加成。
- in the buff
- 赤身裸体；一丝不挂
- The guards caught him swimming in the buff.守卫们抓到他裸泳。
- buff leather
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 buff 里的两个 f 吗？像两只高举的手在鼓掌，为偶像热情应援——这就是忠实粉丝、爱好者。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：谈论兴趣爱好时、社交媒体或生活访谈中、报刊影评或专栏中 作为名词表示“爱好者”时，多用于口语或非正式书面语，例如“film buff”“wine buff”。正式场合更常改用“enthusiast”或“supporter”，使用时最好通过搭配词明确所指领域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cuff、puff、huff、stuff 与 buff 同含 -uff 且均读 /ʌf/，押韵；rough、tough 拼作 -ough，但读音也是 /ʌf/，同样押韵。注意其他 -ough 词不可类推，如 cough /kɒf/、dough /doʊ/、bough /baʊ/ 读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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