1. | 缓冲物；起缓冲作用的人a thing or person that reduces a shock or protects sb/sth against difficulties |
Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress. 家庭和朋友的支持有助于减缓压力。 | |
She often had to act as a buffer between father and son. 她常常不得不在父子之间扮演调解人角色。 | |
a buffer state(= a small country between two powerful states that helps keep peace between them) 缓冲国（两大国之间有助于维持和平的小国家） | |
a buffer zone(= an area of land between two opposing armies or countries) 缓冲区（两敌对军队或国家之间的地区） |
2. | （火车头尾或轨道末端的）减震器，缓冲器one of two round metal devices on the front or end of a train, or at the end of a railway/railroad track, that reduce the shock if the train hits sth |
3. | 缓存区；缓冲存储区；缓冲器an area in a computer's memory where data can be stored for a short time |
4. | 愚蠢老头a silly old man |
1. | ~ sth 减少，减缓（伤害）to reduce the harmful effects of sth |
to buffer the effects of stress on health 减少压力对健康的影响 |
2. | ~ sb (against sth) 保护；使不受…的侵害to protect sb from sth |
They tried to buffer themselves against problems and uncertainties. 他们尽力保护自己免受困难和不确定因素的影响。 |
3. | ~ sth 缓冲存储；缓存to hold data for a short time before using it |
