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| 1 | something that protects another thing by being between it and something else that could harm it 缓冲物 |
| The airbag acts as a buffer between the driver and the steering wheel. 气囊可作为司机和方向盘之间的缓冲物。 |
| | 1a | one of two metal springs at the front and back of a train and at the end of a railway line that helps to protect the train if it crashes （火车前后或铁轨末端的）防撞栅 | |
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| 2 | computing an area in a computer’ s memory where information is kept temporarily when you are sending it from one system or program to another 缓冲存储器；缓存 |
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| 3 | BRITISH informal a man , especially an old man , who you think is slightly stupid but not unpleasant 老糊涂 |
| a harmless old buffer 无恶意的老糊涂 |
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| 4 | something you use for polishing something , for example metal or your fingernails （用于擦亮金属或指甲的）抛光工具 |
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| - | hit the buffers BRITISH informal
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| to fail |
| 失败 |
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