名詞 buffet:

1. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
   同義詞：counter, sideboard
2. a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
3. usually inexpensive bar
   同義詞：snack bar, snack counter

動詞 buffet:

1. strike against forcefully
   同義詞：knock about, batter
2. strike, beat repeatedly
   同義詞：buff

1. A lavish buffet.
   豐盛的自助餐
2. The ship buffeted through the big waves.
   這艘船在波濤中奮勇前進(jìn)。
3. We had a buffet supper last evening.
   昨天晚上，我們吃了一次自助晚餐。

buffet

n.（名詞）
A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.
餐具柜：有抽屜和碗櫥的大餐具柜

A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.
供應(yīng)便餐柜臺：供應(yīng)便餐或小吃的柜臺或餐桌
A restaurant having such a counter.
便餐館：有這樣一個柜臺的餐館
A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.
自助餐：客人們自己動手選擇放在桌上或餐具柜上的各種食物的用餐
adj.（形容詞）
Informally served:
非正式準(zhǔn)備的：
例句：
a buffet luncheon.
簡便午餐

來源：
French
法語

buffet
buffet 2

n.（名詞）
A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand.
毆打：用手或象是用手的毆打
v.（動詞）
buf.fet.ed,buf.fet.ing,buf.fets
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.
打擊，連續(xù)打擊：打擊，敲擊，尤指連續(xù)續(xù)性的
To strike against forcefully; batter:
用力敲擊；連續(xù)猛擊：
例句：
winds that buffeted the tent.See Synonyms at beat
猛擊帳篷的風(fēng)參見 beat

To drive or force with or as if with repeated blows:
打擊，沖擊：用或是象用連續(xù)打擊后敲指打：
例句：
was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.
被難以預(yù)測的經(jīng)濟(jì)沖擊從一個工作換到另一個工作

To force (one`s way) with difficulty.
與…搏斗：艱難地與…工作斗爭
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To force one`s way with difficulty:
搏斗：艱難地與…作斗爭：
例句：
a ship buffeting against the wind.
與風(fēng)浪搏斗的船只

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French buffet [diminutive of] buffe [blow]
源自 古法語 buffet [] buffe的小后綴 [吹]

【引伸】
buf.feter
n.（名詞）