buffer

noun

1. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block
used for polishing (as in manicuring)

Synonym: buff

2. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

Synonym: fender

3. a power tool used to buff surfaces

Synonym: polisher

4. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device
used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system

Synonym: buffer storagebuffer store

5. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

Synonym: fendercowcatcherpilot

6. a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict

Synonym: buffer zone

7. (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

buffer的近义词

verb

1. add a buffer (a solution)

e.g. buffered saline solution for the eyes

2. protect from impact

e.g. cushion the blow

Synonym: cushionsoften

1. 缓冲物
A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other.

e.g. Keep savings as a buffer against unexpected cash needs...
存些积蓄以备不时之需。
e.g. ...a multinational buffer force between the two sides...
双方之间的多国缓冲力量

2. 保护；保障
If something is buffered, it is protected from harm.

buffer是什么意思

e.g. The company is buffered by long-term contracts with growers.
公司通过与种植户签订长期合同得到保障。

3. （火车上的）缓冲器；（火车轨道末端的）防撞栅
The buffers on a train or at the end of a railway line are two metal discs on springs that reduce the shock when a train hits them.

buffer的翻译

4. （电脑内存的）缓冲区
A buffer is an area in a computer's memory where information can be stored for a short time.

5. 老糊涂；蠢老头
If you say that someone, usually a man, is an old buffer, you mean that you think they are rather foolish.

buffer

e.g. ...a collection of old buffers who meet at the Grosvenor House once a month for lunch.
每月一次在格罗夫纳大厦进行午餐聚会的一群蠢老头们

1. buffer：buf; 缓冲器，缓冲区