Definition of biff in English:

biff

verb bɪfbɪf

[with object]informal

Strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist.
（尤指用拳）猛打，重击
he biffed me on the nose
他用拳猛击我的鼻子。
Example sentencesExamples
- I jumped on the bed, and began to biff him with a pillow.
- I blocked the first few of his punches with my arms and the mop, but he eventually got the best of me and biffed me in the chest so hard that I doubled over in pain, short of breath, dropping the mop to the deck.
- I would have thought it would be pretty cut and dried when one biffs a senior citizen down the stairs.
- Maybe the object is not to get biffed on the nose?
- That means, of course, we would go back to the olden days when we, the public, knew who to biff if something went wrong.
- Whereas now, if somebody assaulted a member of my family, for example, I wouldn't go round and biff them, I'd take them to court.
- He began to nod, but Charles biffed him in the arm.
- Then I thought, it's either him or me, so I biffed him in the face three times.
- Needless to say, the story grew over time, that Jimmy biffed about 10 players that day, with nobody getting near him.
- I opened the door and saw my two four-year-old twins biffing each other in the head with a foam baseball bat.
- She huffed, and biffed me over the head with a chocolate bar.
- Did they embrace him because, secretly, they would all like to biff the paparazzi?
- ‘It's just as well he went because if I had got hold of him I would have biffed him over the head with a saucepan or something similar,’ he said.
- First, why does a civilised society tolerate a system by which thugs are, in effect, authorised to biff people?
- But I don't go around biffing people, certainly not.
Synonyms
strike, slap, smack, cuff, punch, beat, thrash, thump, batter, belabour, drub, hook, pound, smash, slam, welt, pummel, hammer, bang, knock, swat, whip, flog, cane, sucker-punch, rain blows on, give someone a beating, give someone a drubbing, give someone a good beating, give someone a good drubbing, box someone's ears

noun bɪfbɪf

informal

A sharp blow with the fist.
（用拳的）重击，捶
Example sentencesExamples
- Even without an accident, standing passengers who lose their balance can and do unintentionally inflict pain on others with a biff from an elbow, a blow from a briefcase and the crushing of toes from staggering feet.
- Rugby is the all-time leader in biffs and bangs and broken bones, but you don't often die.
- I suddenly felt a biff on the back of the neck and my neck became cold and wet.
- "Don't cry! He hates babies. He only gives three biffs the first time. If you start bawling, he'll give you more!"
- He then lifted his hand and gave him a biff over the head.
- Then I walked in, grabbed one of the aggressors and gave him a biff.
- The next moment he felt an extreme biff on his right upper-leg and the cold iron of a horseshoe pressed deep and hard in his flesh.
- A first biff blocked, he was undaunted as the rebound sat up for him to send a screamer into the top corner.
- I gave him a biff on the nose and he turned nasty.
- He gave her a biff on the face when she tried to muscle in on his games.
Synonyms
blow, hit, knock, thump, thwack, box, jab, fist, cuff, clip, smash, slam, welt, straight, uppercut, hook, body blow

Origin

Mid 19th century (originally US): symbolic of a short sharp movement.

flirt from mid 16th century:
Like words such as biff (mid 19th century), bounce (early 16th century), flick [see fillip], and spurt (late 16th century), and many others often sharing the same sounds, flirt apparently arose because it somehow ‘sounded right’ to convey the idea it represented. In the case of flirt the elements fl- and -irt probably suggest sudden movement—the original verb senses were ‘to give someone a sharp blow’, ‘to move or propel suddenly’, and ‘to sneer at’. As a noun it first meant ‘joke, gibe’, and ‘flighty girl’, with a notion originally of cheekiness rather than of playfully amorous behaviour.

Rhymes

cliff, glyph, if, kif, miff, niff, quiff, riff, skew-whiff, skiff, sniff, spliff, stiff, tiff, whiff

Definition of biff in US English:

biff

verbbɪfbif

[with object]informal

Strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist.
（尤指用拳）猛打，重击
he biffed me on the nose
他用拳猛击我的鼻子。
Example sentencesExamples
- I blocked the first few of his punches with my arms and the mop, but he eventually got the best of me and biffed me in the chest so hard that I doubled over in pain, short of breath, dropping the mop to the deck.
- I jumped on the bed, and began to biff him with a pillow.
- He began to nod, but Charles biffed him in the arm.
- But I don't go around biffing people, certainly not.
- She huffed, and biffed me over the head with a chocolate bar.
- Did they embrace him because, secretly, they would all like to biff the paparazzi?
- ‘It's just as well he went because if I had got hold of him I would have biffed him over the head with a saucepan or something similar,’ he said.
- Then I thought, it's either him or me, so I biffed him in the face three times.
- First, why does a civilised society tolerate a system by which thugs are, in effect, authorised to biff people?
- I opened the door and saw my two four-year-old twins biffing each other in the head with a foam baseball bat.
- Maybe the object is not to get biffed on the nose?
- Whereas now, if somebody assaulted a member of my family, for example, I wouldn't go round and biff them, I'd take them to court.
- Needless to say, the story grew over time, that Jimmy biffed about 10 players that day, with nobody getting near him.
- I would have thought it would be pretty cut and dried when one biffs a senior citizen down the stairs.
- That means, of course, we would go back to the olden days when we, the public, knew who to biff if something went wrong.
Synonyms
strike, slap, smack, cuff, punch, beat, thrash, thump, batter, belabour, drub, hook, pound, smash, slam, welt, pummel, hammer, bang, knock, swat, whip, flog, cane, sucker-punch, rain blows on, give someone a beating, give someone a drubbing, give someone a good beating, give someone a good drubbing, box someone's ears

nounbɪfbif

informal

A sharp blow with the fist.
（用拳的）重击，捶
Example sentencesExamples
- Even without an accident, standing passengers who lose their balance can and do unintentionally inflict pain on others with a biff from an elbow, a blow from a briefcase and the crushing of toes from staggering feet.
- "Don't cry! He hates babies. He only gives three biffs the first time. If you start bawling, he'll give you more!"
- He then lifted his hand and gave him a biff over the head.
- A first biff blocked, he was undaunted as the rebound sat up for him to send a screamer into the top corner.
- Then I walked in, grabbed one of the aggressors and gave him a biff.
- I gave him a biff on the nose and he turned nasty.
- He gave her a biff on the face when she tried to muscle in on his games.
- I suddenly felt a biff on the back of the neck and my neck became cold and wet.
- The next moment he felt an extreme biff on his right upper-leg and the cold iron of a horseshoe pressed deep and hard in his flesh.
- Rugby is the all-time leader in biffs and bangs and broken bones, but you don't often die.
Synonyms
blow, hit, knock, thump, thwack, box, jab, fist, cuff, clip, smash, slam, welt, straight, uppercut, hook, body blow

Origin

Mid 19th century (originally US): symbolic of a short sharp movement.

单词	biff
释义	Definition of biff in English: biff verb bɪfbɪf [with object]informal Strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist. （尤指用拳）猛打，重击 he biffed me on the nose 他用拳猛击我的鼻子。 Example sentencesExamples I jumped on the bed, and began to biff him with a pillow. I blocked the first few of his punches with my arms and the mop, but he eventually got the best of me and biffed me in the chest so hard that I doubled over in pain, short of breath, dropping the mop to the deck. I would have thought it would be pretty cut and dried when one biffs a senior citizen down the stairs. Maybe the object is not to get biffed on the nose? That means, of course, we would go back to the olden days when we, the public, knew who to biff if something went wrong. Whereas now, if somebody assaulted a member of my family, for example, I wouldn't go round and biff them, I'd take them to court. He began to nod, but Charles biffed him in the arm. Then I thought, it's either him or me, so I biffed him in the face three times. Needless to say, the story grew over time, that Jimmy biffed about 10 players that day, with nobody getting near him. I opened the door and saw my two four-year-old twins biffing each other in the head with a foam baseball bat. She huffed, and biffed me over the head with a chocolate bar. Did they embrace him because, secretly, they would all like to biff the paparazzi? ‘It's just as well he went because if I had got hold of him I would have biffed him over the head with a saucepan or something similar,’ he said. First, why does a civilised society tolerate a system by which thugs are, in effect, authorised to biff people? But I don't go around biffing people, certainly not. Synonyms strike, slap, smack, cuff, punch, beat, thrash, thump, batter, belabour, drub, hook, pound, smash, slam, welt, pummel, hammer, bang, knock, swat, whip, flog, cane, sucker-punch, rain blows on, give someone a beating, give someone a drubbing, give someone a good beating, give someone a good drubbing, box someone's ears noun bɪfbɪf informal A sharp blow with the fist. （用拳的）重击，捶 Example sentencesExamples Even without an accident, standing passengers who lose their balance can and do unintentionally inflict pain on others with a biff from an elbow, a blow from a briefcase and the crushing of toes from staggering feet. Rugby is the all-time leader in biffs and bangs and broken bones, but you don't often die. I suddenly felt a biff on the back of the neck and my neck became cold and wet. "Don't cry! He hates babies. He only gives three biffs the first time. If you start bawling, he'll give you more!" He then lifted his hand and gave him a biff over the head. Then I walked in, grabbed one of the aggressors and gave him a biff. The next moment he felt an extreme biff on his right upper-leg and the cold iron of a horseshoe pressed deep and hard in his flesh. A first biff blocked, he was undaunted as the rebound sat up for him to send a screamer into the top corner. I gave him a biff on the nose and he turned nasty. He gave her a biff on the face when she tried to muscle in on his games. Synonyms blow, hit, knock, thump, thwack, box, jab, fist, cuff, clip, smash, slam, welt, straight, uppercut, hook, body blow Origin Mid 19th century (originally US): symbolic of a short sharp movement. flirt from mid 16th century: Like words such as biff (mid 19th century), bounce (early 16th century), flick [see fillip], and spurt (late 16th century), and many others often sharing the same sounds, flirt apparently arose because it somehow ‘sounded right’ to convey the idea it represented. In the case of flirt the elements fl- and -irt probably suggest sudden movement—the original verb senses were ‘to give someone a sharp blow’, ‘to move or propel suddenly’, and ‘to sneer at’. As a noun it first meant ‘joke, gibe’, and ‘flighty girl’, with a notion originally of cheekiness rather than of playfully amorous behaviour. Rhymes cliff, glyph, if, kif, miff, niff, quiff, riff, skew-whiff, skiff, sniff, spliff, stiff, tiff, whiff Definition of biff in US English: biff verbbɪfbif [with object]informal Strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist. （尤指用拳）猛打，重击 he biffed me on the nose 他用拳猛击我的鼻子。 Example sentencesExamples I blocked the first few of his punches with my arms and the mop, but he eventually got the best of me and biffed me in the chest so hard that I doubled over in pain, short of breath, dropping the mop to the deck. I jumped on the bed, and began to biff him with a pillow. He began to nod, but Charles biffed him in the arm. But I don't go around biffing people, certainly not. She huffed, and biffed me over the head with a chocolate bar. Did they embrace him because, secretly, they would all like to biff the paparazzi? ‘It's just as well he went because if I had got hold of him I would have biffed him over the head with a saucepan or something similar,’ he said. Then I thought, it's either him or me, so I biffed him in the face three times. First, why does a civilised society tolerate a system by which thugs are, in effect, authorised to biff people? I opened the door and saw my two four-year-old twins biffing each other in the head with a foam baseball bat. Maybe the object is not to get biffed on the nose? Whereas now, if somebody assaulted a member of my family, for example, I wouldn't go round and biff them, I'd take them to court. Needless to say, the story grew over time, that Jimmy biffed about 10 players that day, with nobody getting near him. I would have thought it would be pretty cut and dried when one biffs a senior citizen down the stairs. That means, of course, we would go back to the olden days when we, the public, knew who to biff if something went wrong. Synonyms strike, slap, smack, cuff, punch, beat, thrash, thump, batter, belabour, drub, hook, pound, smash, slam, welt, pummel, hammer, bang, knock, swat, whip, flog, cane, sucker-punch, rain blows on, give someone a beating, give someone a drubbing, give someone a good beating, give someone a good drubbing, box someone's ears nounbɪfbif informal A sharp blow with the fist. （用拳的）重击，捶 Example sentencesExamples Even without an accident, standing passengers who lose their balance can and do unintentionally inflict pain on others with a biff from an elbow, a blow from a briefcase and the crushing of toes from staggering feet. "Don't cry! He hates babies. He only gives three biffs the first time. If you start bawling, he'll give you more!" He then lifted his hand and gave him a biff over the head. A first biff blocked, he was undaunted as the rebound sat up for him to send a screamer into the top corner. Then I walked in, grabbed one of the aggressors and gave him a biff. I gave him a biff on the nose and he turned nasty. He gave her a biff on the face when she tried to muscle in on his games. I suddenly felt a biff on the back of the neck and my neck became cold and wet. The next moment he felt an extreme biff on his right upper-leg and the cold iron of a horseshoe pressed deep and hard in his flesh. Rugby is the all-time leader in biffs and bangs and broken bones, but you don't often die. Synonyms blow, hit, knock, thump, thwack, box, jab, fist, cuff, clip, smash, slam, welt, straight, uppercut, hook, body blow Origin Mid 19th century (originally US): symbolic of a short sharp movement.
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