buffet
noun
verb
ˈbʊfeɪ
noun
1
a
meal
at
a
party
or
other
occasion,
in
which
people
serve
themselves
at
a
table
and
then
move
away
to
eat
自助餐
a
cold
buffet
冷餐会
buffet
breakfast/lunch/supper
The
price
includes
morning
coffee,
buffet
lunch,
and
afternoon
tea.
该价格包含早晨的咖啡、自助午餐和下午茶。
2
a
place
in
a
railway
station,
bus
station
etc
where
you
can
buy
and
eat
food
or
drink
（车站等处的）快餐部，饮食柜台
3
a
piece
of
furniture
in
which
you
keep
the
things
you
use
to
serve
and
eat
a
meal
[美] 餐具架 （柜 ）;
AmE BrE
ˈbʌfɪət
verb
4
if
something,
especially
wind,
rain,
or
the
sea,
buffets
something,
it
hits
it
with
a
lot
of
force
〔尤指风、雨或海浪〕猛烈袭击
London
was
buffeted
by
storms
last
night.
伦敦昨晚遭到暴风雨的袭击。
5
to
treat
someone
unkindly
[文] 打击，伤害
literary
I
was
weary
of
being
buffeted
by
life.
我厌倦了生活的艰难坎坷。
6
to
move
something
in
one
direction
and
then
another,
again
and
again,
with
force
把…推来搡去，把…抛来抛去
The
body
was
buffeted
about
in
the
waves.
尸体在海浪中漂来荡去。