buffet是什么意思

n. 自助餐；小卖部；打击；猛烈冲击

vt. 与…搏斗；连续猛击

vi. 斗争；奋勇前进

adj. 自助的；自助餐的

n. (Buffet)人名；(法)比费

中文词源

buffet 自助餐

来自法语bufet, 桌子，橱柜。后指餐厅自助餐。

buffet (v.): c. 1200, "to strike with the fist or hand; cuff, box, slap; from Old French bufeter "to strike, slap, punch," from bufet (see buffet (n.2)). Related: Buffeted; buffeting.
buffet (n.1): "table," 1718, from French bufet "bench, stool, sideboard," 12c., which is of uncertain origin. Sense in English extended 1888 to "meal served from a buffet."
buffet (n.2): c. 1200, "blow struck with a fist or weapon," from Old French bufet "slap, punch," diminutive of bufe "a blow, slap, punch; puff of wind," figuratively "cunning trick," probably echoic of the sound of something soft being hit.

1. 谐音“巴菲特”----股神“巴菲特”投资失利，深受打击。2. buffer => "something that absorbs a blow".3. buffer => buffet.4. 谐音“不费”-----吃自助餐不费钱、花销很低----便餐馆，自助餐，餐具柜。

1. At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.: 午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。

3. Are you having a sit - down meal or a buffet at the wedding?: 你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐?

4. There was a caterers'buffet stretching all around the dining room.: 围着餐厅有一排各个饮食承办者的冷餐台.