单词 | buffalo |
释义 | buffalo /buf"euh loh'/, n. , pl. buffaloes, buffalos, (esp. collectively) buffalo, v. , buffaloed, buffaloing. n. 1. any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Cf. bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo. 2. See buffalo robe. 3. a buffalofish. 4. a shuffling tap-dance step. v.t. Informal. 5. to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem. 6. to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him. [1535-45, Amer.; earlier bufalo < Pg (now bufaro) < LL bufalus, var. of L bubalus BUBAL] |
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