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buff/bʌf/ adj., n. & v.●adj. yellowish beige 浅黄色的 buff envelope 牛皮纸信封 ●n. 1 a yellowish-beige colour 浅黄色 2 colloq. an enthusiast, esp. for a particular hobby [口] (尤指成癖的)…迷；爱好者 railway buff 喜欢乘坐火车的人 3a a velvety dull yellow ox-leather (柔软的)暗黄色牛皮 b (作 attrib.) (of a garment etc.) made of this (衣服等)暗黄色皮革制的 buff gloves 黄色软皮手套 4 (作 the Buffs) the former East Kent Regiment (from the colour of its uniform facings) 原东肯特军团(源自其制服上的镶边) ●v. tr. 1 polish (metal, fingernails, etc.) 刨光；擦亮(金属、指甲等) 2 make (leather) velvety like buff, by removing the surface 把(皮革)表面擦毛；使柔软 □ in the buff colloq. naked [口]裸体的；一丝不挂的 [original sense ‘buffalo’, probably from French buffle; sense 2 of noun originally from buff uniforms formerly worn by New York volunteer firemen, applied to enthusiastic fire-watchers] |