释义 |
buffer1/ˈbʌfə/ n. & v.●n. 1a a device that protects against or reduces the effect of an impact 缓冲器;减震器 b Brit. such a device (usu. one of a pair) projecting from a cross-beam on the front and rear of a railway vehicle or at the end of a track [英]防撞栅(由铁道车辆前后或在铁轨末端的一对减震弹簧组成) 2 Chem. a substance that acts to minimize the change in hydrogen ion concentration of a solution when an acid or alkali is added 【化】缓冲(溶)液 3 Computing a temporary memory area or queue for data to aid its transfer between devices or programs operating at different speeds etc. 【计算】缓冲储存器 ●v. tr. 1 act as a buffer to 缓冲;减轻 2 Chem. treat with a buffer 【化】用缓冲溶液处理 [probably from obsolete buff (v.), imitative of the sound of a blow to a soft body] |