buffer
noun
uk/ˈbʌf.ər/us/ˈbʌf.ɚ/buffernoun(PROTECTION)
[C]
something or someone thathelpsprotectfromharm:
缓冲物;起缓冲作用的人Iboughtahouseas a bufferagainstinflation.我买了一幢房子以缓解通货膨胀带来的影响。
[C]
themetalpartsat thefrontand back of atrainor at the end of atrack, thathelpprotectthetrainandreducedamageif thetrainhitssomething
(火车的首尾或轨道末端的)减震器,缓冲器![picture of buffer picture of buffer](https://dictionary.cambridge.org//images/thumb/buffer_noun_002_04804.jpg?version=5.0.287)
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[CorU]
achemicalthatkeepsaliquidfrombecomingmore or lessacidic
缓冲剂Protection and protectors
- adopt
- adoptable
- aegis
- anti-shark
- anti-skid
- chaperone
- custodian
- CVV
- cybersecurity
- defence mechanism
- den mother
- doorkeeper
- precaution
- preservationist
- rewilding
- ring-fence
- safe space
- safeguarding
- safekeeping
- witness protection
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buffernoun(EXTRA SUPPLY)
[C]
anextrasupplyofmaterialsthat acompanykeepsinordertopreventasituationwhere none areavailable:
缓冲储备"Just-in-timeproduction"meansthat no bufferstocksareheldin thefactory.“即时生产”意味着工厂里不留缓冲库存。
Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- additionally
- again
- along
- et al.
- et cetera
- etc.
- excess
- filler
- hand
- rate
- regardless
- same
- second
- secondly
- side
- suchlike
- supernumerary
- touch
buffernoun(MAN)
[C]UKold-fashioned
asillyoldman:
老古板Sillyoldbuffer!愚蠢的老古板!
The elderly
- a ripe old ageidiom
- age
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- agism
- crock
- geriatrics
- gerontological
- gerontologist
- gerontology
- infirmity
- nonagenarian
- oldie
- pension fund
- pensioner
- rest home
- the gray dollar
- the grey market
- the grey pound
buffer
verb
uk/ˈbʌf.ər/us/ˈbʌf.ɚ/bufferverb(PROVIDE PROTECTION)
[T]
toprovideprotectionagainstharm
提供保护,使不受伤害Defending and protecting
- anti-bug
- anti-mosquito
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- defence
- defend
- defensive
- harbour
- harm
- have (got)someone'sbackidiom
- hold off
- inoculation
- killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
- sheltered
- shield
- splashproof
- takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
- watchyourbackidiom
- wing
bufferverb(STORE INFORMATION)
[IorT]
When acomputerbuffersinformationor buffers, itstoresinformationtemporarilyinitsmemorywhiledealingwith it orsendingit.
(计算机)缓存于内存中Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
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