Word · Frequency #7804
buffet
连续猛击；反复拍打；打击
To strike or beat repeatedly, especially as if by wind, waves, or force; to batter.
- 1.
To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
用拳或掌击打；拍打。
- 2.
To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
激烈地挑战、谴责或批评。
- 3.
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
反复敲打；冲击；与...搏斗。
- 4.
To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
闷住(钟的)舌以减弱声音。
- 5.
To struggle, contend; also in figurative or extended use: to move as if driven by force.
挣扎；搏斗；引申为被力量驱使而移动。
猛烈抨击；痛斥；挣扎；颠簸前行；奋力前进；塞住钟舌使钟声沉闷；用拳或掌击打；拍打。；激烈地挑战、谴责或批评。
In use
The strong wind buffeted the small boat, making it difficult to steer.
The city's economy was buffeted by the financial crisis.
Hailstones buffeting the roof kept us awake all night.
be buffeted by sth
被动结构，表示遭受自然力量等的打击。
The ship was buffeted by heavy winds.
这艘船被大风猛烈冲击。
buffet sb/sth
及物动词，直接宾语为受冲击的对象。
The storm buffeted the coast all night.
暴风雨整夜冲击着海岸。
buffet against sth
不及物用法，与against连用表示奋力斗争。
They buffeted against the strong current.
Connections
Collocations
- be buffeted by
- 被...连续打击
- The ship was buffeted by strong winds.船被强风连续打击。
- buffet against
- 与...搏斗/冲击
- The swimmer buffeted against the waves.游泳者与海浪搏斗。
- buffet with blows
- 用拳头连续打
- The attacker buffeted the victim with heavy blows.袭击者用重拳连续击打受害者。
- buffet one's way through
- 奋力通过
- They buffeted their way through the dense jungle.他们奋力穿过茂密的丛林。
- buffeted by fate
- 遭受命运的打击
- He felt buffeted by fate after losing his job.失业后他感到遭受命运的打击。
- buffet the shore
Learner notes
Memory Tip
海浪冲击(buffet)船舷，声音'bʌf'，记住冲击义。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描述、新闻报道 动词buffet多用于正式或文学描述，比喻自然力量或命运的反复打击，日常口语中不常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the 'uff' spelling chunk, but none rhyme with 'buffet' (/bʌfət/) because 'buffet' has an added syllable. Words like 'bucket' and 'ticket' share the '-et' spelling but are pronounced with /ɪt/.
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。
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