| 释义 |
buff
I. \ˈbəf\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English buffe, from Middle French, of imitative origin
now chiefly dialect : buffet, blow
< a buff on the head >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
chiefly Scotland : strike, beat
III. adverb
archaic : firmly, sturdily — used in the phrase to stand buff
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French buffle, from Old Italian bufalo — more at buffalo
1. : a buffalo or other wild ox
2.
a. : buff leather
b. : a garment made of buff leather; especially : a buff leather uniform or military garment
3. : the bare skin
4.
a. : a moderate orange yellow
b. : a light to moderate yellow
5. [buff (VI) ] : any of various devices employed in buffing: as
a. : buff stick
b. : a device (as a stick or block) having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth or velvet) by which polishing material is applied (as to the fingernails)
c. : buffing wheel
6. : a country cattlehide weighing 45 to 60 pounds untrimmed
7.
a. [so called from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firemen in New York City ab1820] : an enthusiast about going to fires
b. : fan, enthusiast, devotee
< theater buffs of all sorts >
< twelve-year-old history buffs should have a fine time with this big volume — Katharine T. Kinkead >
V. adjective
1. : made of or like buff leather
2. : of the color buff
VI. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to polish with a buff; broadly : polish, shine
< shoes freshly buffed >
< buffing her nails on her sleeve >
2. : to give a buff or velvety surface to (leather)
3. : to color or stain buff (as willow rods)
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
Scotland : silly talk : nonsense
VIII. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from buffer (III)
: to act as a buffer in preventing contact or deadening the shock of contact
IX. adjective
or buffed \ˈbəft\
Etymology: buff; buffed (V) from past participle of buff (VI)
: having a physique enhanced by body building exercises |