Word · Frequency #7804
buffets
自助餐；自助餐台
buffets is the plural of buffet.
A meal or counter where guests serve themselves from a range of dishes.
- 1.
A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
用于供应或出售食物和饮料的柜台或餐具柜
- 2.
A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.
用手或类似物、固体物或风所致的击打。
- 3.
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
餐边柜,带搁板和抽屉
- 4.
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
以这种方式摆放的食物,供食客自助
- 5.
The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings.
飞机失速或接近失速时因机翼气流分离引起的振动。
- 6.
a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
自助餐
- 7.
A small low stool; a hassock.
矮凳；脚凳。
- 8.
usually inexpensive bar
廉价酒吧
餐边柜；餐具柜；打击；殴打；廉价酒吧；抖振；矮凳；踏脚凳
In use
The antique buffet in the dining room has been in the family for generations.
We decided to have a buffet for lunch so that guests could choose what they liked.
He stopped at a small buffet for a quick sandwich and a beer.
buffet + noun (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
buffet 可直接修饰三餐名词，表示“自助形式的”。
The hotel serves a buffet breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m.
这家酒店上午7点到10点供应自助早餐。
at the buffet
at the buffet 指在自助餐台或取餐区域，用于描述取餐地点。
You can choose whatever you like at the buffet.
你可以在自助餐台挑选你喜欢的任何食物。
a buffet of + noun
a buffet of... 用于说明自助餐包含的食物种类，of 后接具体菜式。
Connections
Collocations
- buffet breakfast
- 自助早餐
- The hotel offers a buffet breakfast with fresh fruit and pastries.这家酒店供应自助早餐，有新鲜水果和糕点。
- buffet table
- 自助餐台
- The chef is restocking the buffet table before the guests arrive.厨师正在客人到来之前补充自助餐台上的食物。
- buffet car
- （火车上的）餐车
- We grabbed a coffee from the buffet car during the train journey.火车旅途中，我们从餐车拿了一杯咖啡。
- cold buffet
- 冷餐自助
- The party was served with a cold buffet, so no cooking was needed.聚会提供冷餐自助，所以不需要烹饪。
- buffet style
- 自助式
- Many restaurants now offer a buffet style that allows diners to try a little of everything.许多餐厅现在提供自助式服务，让食客可以每样都尝一点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
自助餐 buffet 读起来像“不肥的”，吃时安慰自己不会胖；但它也有“打击”的意思，别吃太多被体重打击。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：restaurant/catering、home furniture、formal/literary writing 该词最常见的是餐饮义（自助餐或食品台），多用于宾馆、餐厅等日常场景，语气中性；家具义（餐边柜）也常见于家居语境；而‘打击、撞击’义较正式，多见于文学或书面描写。日常交流中通常优先取餐饮义。
Grammar Note
可数名词；常与lunch, dinner等连用构成复合词，如buffet lunch（自助午餐）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词 buffet 读 /ˈbʌfət/，只有 tuffet /ˈtʌfət/ 与之押韵；puppet、trumpet、bucket、pocket 虽都含有 -et 拼写，但分别读 /-pɪt/、/-mpɪt/、/-kɪt/、/-kɪt/，不押韵，不要按拼写类推读音。
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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