1 N-COUNT [NOUN n] 缓冲物 A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other. 缓冲物 [Also + between]
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Keep savings as a buffer against unexpected cash needs. [+ against]
存些积蓄以备不时之需。
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...a multinational buffer force between the two sides.
双方之间的多国缓冲力量
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The Prison Service acts as a buffer between the minister and his critics.
监狱局在部长和他的批评者中间扮演缓冲角色。
SYN safeguard, screen, shield, cushion
2 VERB 保护;保障 If something is buffered, it is protected from harm. 保护;保障 [Also VERB n]
SYN protect, cover, screen, guard
3 N-COUNT [usually plural] (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. (火车上的)缓冲器;(火车轨道末端的)防撞栅 [mainly British]
4 N-COUNT (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. (电脑内存的)缓冲区 [computing]
5 N-COUNT 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. 老糊涂;蠢老头 [British, informal, disapproval]
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