英汉词典

buff 基本解释

• n. 浅黄色；软皮；爱好者；[俚] 健康的身体
• (Buff)人名；[德]布夫；[英]巴夫
• vt. 有软皮摩擦；缓冲；擦亮，抛光某物

buff 词态变化

buff 中文词源

来自buffalo leather, 水牛皮，黄褐色。爱好者义来自美国历史上1820年纽约志愿者救火队的制服颜色，这群志愿者在当时享有非常大的声誉。

buff 英文词源

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buff: [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it came to mean ‘leather’, originally from buffalo hides, but later from ox hides. This was commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries for making military uniforms, so be in buff came to mean ‘be in the army’.

Then in the 17th century the associations of ‘hide’ and ‘skin’ led to the expression in the buff ‘naked’. The colour of buff leather, a sort of dull yellowish-brown, led to the word’s adoption in the 18th century as a colour term. In the 19th century, soft buff or suede leather was used for the small pads or wheels used by silversmiths, watchmakers, etc for polishing: hence the verb buff ‘polish’.

And finally, in the 1820s New York City volunteer firemen were known as ‘buffs’, from the colour of their uniforms; thus anyone who was a volunteer or enthusiastic for something became known as a buff (as in ‘film buff’). The buff of blind-man’s buff is a different word. It meant ‘blow, punch’, and was borrowed in the 15th century from Old French buffe, source also of English buffet ‘blow’ [13].

The term blind-man’s buff is first recorded around 1600, some what later than its now obsolete synonym hoodman blind.
=> buffalo, buffet

buff (n.)

1570s, buffe leather "leather made of buffalo hide," from Middle French buffle "buffalo" (15c., via Italian, from Latin bufalus; see buffalo (n.)).

The color term comes from the hue of buffalo hides (later ox hides). Association of "hide" and "skin" led c. 1600 to in the buff. Buff-colored uniforms of New York City volunteer firefighters since 1820s led to meaning "enthusiast" (1903).

The Buffs are men and boys whose love of fires, fire-fighting and firemen is a predominant characteristic. [N.Y. "Sun," Feb. 4, 1903]

buff (adj.)

"well-built, hunky," 1980s, from buff (v.) "polish, make attractive."

buff (v.)

"to polish, make attractive," 1885, in reference to the treatment of buff leather or else to the use of buff cloth in polishing metals, from buff (n.). Related: Buffed; buffing.

buff 词组搭配

buff 英文释义

1. an ardent follower and admirer

2. a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

3. bare skin;

"swimming in the buff"

4. a medium to dark tan color

5. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

buff 双语例句

1. He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket.

他从口袋里掏出一个相当大的米色信封。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Judge Lanier is a real film buff.

拉尼尔法官是个真正的影迷。

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3. She was wearing a buff uniform.

她穿着一身米色制服.

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4. Jack is a jazz buff.

杰克是爵士音乐迷.

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5. Buff up the paintwork with a soft cloth.

用块柔软的布把漆面擦亮.

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buff 实用场景例句

a buff envelope

浅黄褐色信封

牛津词典

an opera buff

歌剧爱好者

牛津词典

He was already buffing the car's hubs.

他已经在擦汽车轮毂了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Judge Lanier is a real film buff...

拉尼尔法官是个真正的影迷。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Any competent computer buff should be able to do it for you in a few minutes.

任何一个有点儿水平的电脑行家都能在几分钟内为你解决这个问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket.

他从口袋里掏出一个相当大的米色信封。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Would you like to be a buff bride?

你想成为一个体格健美的新娘 吗 ?

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She was wearing a buff uniform.

她穿着一身米色制服.

《简明英汉词典》

You don't have to be a champagne buff to want the best flavor bubbly.

想要你的香槟酒呈现最佳口感?——你无需变成一个香槟迷.

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Cold Blood: Fixed an issue where this buff was sometimes getting removed when an attack missed.

冷血: 修正一个错误,即此buff有时会在“未命中”时消失.

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The doctor ordered him to strip and there he stood in nature's buff.

医生命令他脱掉衣服,于是他一丝不挂地站在哪儿.

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Jack is a jazz buff.

杰克是爵士音乐迷.

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A : Why? You were a real movie buff when you were a student.

怎么? 你当学生时可是个地道的电影狂.

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MSD Buff is now lasting 5 seconds as opposed to 10 seconds. MSD now affects Evocation.

的特效现在只持续5秒而不是10秒, 并影响“唤醒”.

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Is it true that you're perhaps the biggest buff in the United squad?

你也许是曼联队中最狂热的影迷,这是真的 吗 ?

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Wipe with a slightly damp paper towel, then immediately buff dry with a clean cloth.

用一张潮湿的厨房用纸巾擦净, 然后立刻用干布抹干.

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The red coat changed for one of blue and buff.

红色上衣换成了一件蓝黄色的衣服.

辞典例句

Linus: Ok, I'm not a theater buff.

好了好了, 我知道我不是戏剧迷.

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Glove, back strap, brush, facial buff and so on are all available in our company!

手套, 回皮带, 刷子, 面部迷等,都是可在我们的公司!

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He always shows his attitude on important problems in an indistinct way , neither buff nor style.

在重要问题上他总是态度不鲜明,不置可否.

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Jack began to buff and puff when asked awkward question.

要是问到棘手的问题,杰克就开始颠三倒四地胡说.

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A sturdy yellow or buff cotton cloth.

带有亮丽图案的棉布衣服.

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I've always been a sort of Africa buff.

我一直是个非洲迷.

辞典例句

Two kinds of buff powder were obtained by extracting, column chromatography, condensation and drying.

实验用扇贝和翡翠贻贝均为市售,两种贝类经提取, 过柱, 浓缩及干燥得到浅黄色粉末.

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Buff up the paintwork with a soft cloth.

用块柔软的布把漆面擦亮.

《简明英汉词典》

Rewrote Battle Hunger to fix an engine buff conflict with Gush and Hunger at same time.

重写了战斗饥渴以修正在同一时间能够同时使用及狂战士之吼及战斗饥渴的问题.

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Permanent buff, increases damage to 150 % and sets troll to confused state.

永久性增益, 增加伤害到150%,并且使巨魔处于困惑状态.

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