buffer
noun
verb
ˈbʌfə
noun
1
PROTECTION
保护
someone
or
something
that
protects
one
thing
or
person
from
being
harmed
by
another
起缓冲作用的人 （物 ）
[+
against
]
Eastern
Europe
was
important
to
Russia
as
a
buffer
against
the
West.
东欧是俄罗斯与西方抗衡的重要缓冲。
[+
between
]
She
often
had
to
act
as
a
buffer
between
father
and
son.
她经常要充当父亲和儿子的调解人。
2
RAILWAY
铁路
one
of
the
two
special
metal
springs
on
the
front
or
back
of
a
train
or
at
the
end
of
a
railway
track
to
take
the
shock
if
the
train
hits
something
〔铁路车辆或铁轨末端的〕缓冲器，减震器
3
buffer zone
an
area
between
two
armies,
which
is
intended
to
separate
them
so
that
they
do
not
fight
〔军事上的〕缓冲地带，缓冲区
4
buffer state
a
smaller
country
between
two
larger
countries,
which
makes
war
between
them
less
likely
缓冲国
5
COMPUTER
计算机
a
place
in
a
computer’s
memory
for
storing
information
temporarily
缓冲存储器
6
PERSON
人
an
old
man
who
is
not
good
at
managing
things
[英，过时] 老家伙，老糊涂
BrE old-fashioned
He’s
a
nice
old
buffer.
他是个不错的老家伙。
7
FOR POLISHING
用于擦亮
something
used
to
polish
a
surface
〔用于擦亮表面的〕抛光工具
8
run into/hit the buffers
an
activity
or
plan
that
hits
the
buffers
is
stopped
and
does
not
succeed
[非正式] 〔活动或计划〕受挫
informal
verb
9
to
reduce
the
bad
effects
of
something
缓冲，缓和，缓解
Consumer
spending
is
buffering
the
effects
of
the
recession.
消费支出缓解了经济衰退造成的影响。
10
if
a
computer
buffers
information,
it
holds
it
for
a
short
while
before
using
it
〔计算机〕缓存