buff

名词 buff:

1. an ardent follower and admirer
   同义词：fan, devotee, lover
2. a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
3. bare skin; naked
4. a medium to dark tan color
   同义词：yellowish brown, raw sienna, caramel, caramel brown
5. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
   同义词：buffer

动词 buff:

1. strike, beat repeatedly
   同义词：buffet
2. polish and make shiny
   同义词：burnish, furbish, flush

形容词 buff:

1. of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

1. 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。
2. The trouble with "buffer states" in an age of jet aircraft and atomic weapons is that they do not buff.
   在这个喷气式飞机和原子武器时代，缓冲国不再起缓冲作用了。
3. You must not bathe here in the buff.
   你不能光着身子在这里游泳。
4. He is a sports buff.
   他是一个体育运动爱好者。

buff

n.（名词）
A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
浅黄色皮革：一种主要由水牛皮，驼鹿皮或公牛皮制成的柔软的，坚韧的未染色的皮革
A military uniform coat made of such leather.
用这种皮革制成的军用制服
Color A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange yellow to light yellowish brown.
【色彩】 浅黄色，米色：淡黄色，浅黄色或从黄红色到黄色的过渡色，包括中度的桔黄色到淡的黄褐色
Informal Bare skin:
【非正式用语】 赤裸的皮肤：
例句：
swimming in the buff.
裸泳

A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
软料：一块软料，如天鹅绒或皮革，常包在棒上用来上光
adj.（形容词）
Made or formed of buff:
由牛皮制成的：
例句：
a buff jacket.
牛皮夹克

Color Of the color buff.
【色彩】 牛皮色
v.tr.（及物动词）
buffed,buff.ing,buffs
To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.
用软皮擦亮：用软材料上光或擦亮
To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.
使柔软：通过使布料起绒来弄软皮革表面
To make the color of buff.
弄成牛皮色

来源：
From obsolete buffle [buffalo]
源自 废语 buffle [水牛]
from French buffle
源自 法语 buffle
from Late Latin bôfalus * see buffalo
源自 后期拉丁语 bôfalus *参见 buffalo

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n.Informal （名词）【非正式用语】
One that is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
狂热爱好者，…迷：对一个主题感兴趣并且了解很多的人：
例句：
a Civil War buff.
一个国内战争迷

来源：
[From the buff-colored uniform worn by New York volunteer firemen around 920, originally applied to an enthusiast of fires and fire fighting]
[源于约在920年纽约志愿消防者穿的水牛皮颜色的制服，最初用于指一个对火灾和灭火感兴趣的人]