buffets

英 [ˈbʌfɪts]

美 [ˈbʌfɪts]

n.  自助餐; (火车)饮食柜台; (车站)快餐部
v.  对…打来打去; 将…推来搡去
buffet的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /'bʌfeɪ, am bʊ'feɪ/ for meanings 1 to 3, and /'bʌfɪt/ for meanings 4 and 5. 义项1至3读作 /'bʌfeɪ, 美 bʊ'feɪ/，义项4和5读作 /'bʌfɪt/。


• N-COUNT 自助餐
  Abuffetis a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
  1. ...a buffet lunch...
     自助午餐
  2. A cold buffet had been laid out in the dining-room.
     餐厅里已经摆好了自助冷食。
• N-COUNT （通常指旅馆或车站的）餐饮部，小餐馆
  Abuffetis a café, usually in a hotel or station.
  1. We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
     我们坐在车站的自助餐厅里喝茶。
• （火车上的）餐车
  On a train, thebuffetor thebuffet caris the carriage or car where meals and snacks are sold.

in AM, use 美国英语用 dining car


• VERB （大风或海浪）反复拍打，猛击
  If somethingis buffetedby strong winds or by stormy seas, it is repeatedly struck or blown around by them.
  1. Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms...
     他们的飞机遭受到风暴的重创。
  2. Storms swept the country, closing roads, buffeting ferries and killing as many as 30 people.
     暴风雨席卷全国，使道路无法通行，渡船受袭，多达30人遇难。
• VERB （严峻局势）冲击，打击
  If an economy or governmentis buffeted bydifficult or unpleasant situations, it experiences many of them.
  1. The whole of Africa had been buffeted by social and political upheavals.
     整个非洲都经受了社会和政治动荡之苦。

双语例句

• All deputies will eat at buffets without expensive food or alcohol, while extravagant galas, gifts and performances will not be arranged.
  今年为全体代表准备的宴会上将没有昂贵的菜肴和酒水，也不会安排奢侈的晚会、礼品以及节目演出。
• Today I had lunch at Jimmy Johns and noticed a sign on the wall that showed Warren Buffets list of 10 Rules.
  今天我在吉姆约翰餐厅吃中饭，注意到墙上写的股神巴菲特十大致富秘籍。
• Personally ensures that all buffets set up on time and ala carte menu items are prepared to specifications.
  亲自监督自助餐和零点餐出品并按照要求制作食品；
• I instantly rejected his invitation for I have eaten so many buffets these days and feel a little disgusted! Now I have to adjust my stomach.
  最近这段时间吃自助餐吃到我都有点反感了，隔三差五就有人找我去吃，我得好好修整一下肠胃。
• Although buffets can be challenging if you're trying to lose weight, or maintain your goal weight, once in a while is probably OK.
  如果你正在减肥或者想保持体重的话，那么自助餐可能会对你有点负担，但是偶尔一次还是可以的。
• Bob, the pig farmer in Las Vegas who collects the uneaten food from casino buffets and feeds it to his swine, which now grow faster and more profitably than any other pigs on the planet;
  来自拉斯维加斯的养猪场农民Bob从赌场自助餐回收吃剩下的食物喂猪。他的猪比地球上其它的猪生长速度都要快、收益都高；
• Avoid situations such as buffets and restaurants that challenge inhibitory control.
  少去自助餐厅和其它餐馆吃饭，在这些地方抑制控制的能力很难抵挡美食的诱惑；
• The "chinese buffets" which are so popular have chinese, Japanese and American food; and you might find chinese, mexican, japanese, Filipino people preparing the food.
  “中华自助餐”中国有这么受欢迎，日本和美国的食物；你可能觉得中国人，墨西哥、日本、菲律宾人做菜。
• I'm a man of few convictions, but buffets just seem crass to me when people are starving in other countries.
  我一般很少随便下定论，但当你在别的国家挨饿的时候，自助餐看上去似乎是个好的选择。
• But if you can live without shipboard bingo and buffets, then you really won't be missing much.
  但如果你能生活在没有舰载宾果和自助餐，那麽你真的不会丢失了。