Buff

[bʌf]

解釋/意思:

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

(noun.) bare skin; naked; 'swimming in the buff'.

(noun.) a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen.

(verb.) polish and make shiny; 'buff the wooden floors'; 'buff my shoes'.

(adj.) of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather .

整理:李奥娜--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.

(n.) The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.

(n.) A military coat, made of buff leather.

(n.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.

(a.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.

(a.) The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.

(a.) Made of buff leather.

(a.) Of the color of buff.

(v. t.) To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.

(v. t.) To strike.

(n.) A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."

(a.) Firm; sturdy.

手打:托德

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Buff-skin.

a. [1]. Light yellow.[2]. Made of buff or buff-skin.

校對:莫蒂默

解釋/意思:

n. (obs.) a buffet blow or stroke.—v.t. to strike.

n. a pliant and uncracking leather used for soldiers' belts and other military purposes made out of salted and dried South American light ox and cow hides: a military coat: the colour of buff: a light yellow: the bare skin: (pl.) certain regiments in the British army so named from their buff-coloured facings—e.g. East Kent Regiment Ross-shire Buffs.—ns. Buff′-coat a strong military coat: a soldier; Buff′-wheel Buff′-stick a wheel or stick covered with buff-leather or the like and sprinkled with emery for polishing.—In buff naked.

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