buffet學測 L3KK [ˈbʌfət] ｜ /ˈbʌfət/
自助餐·猛烈拍打；衝擊
自助餐與猛烈衝擊，同形卻毫不相關
Guests at the wedding buffet picked their own food from a long table.
婚禮自助餐上，賓客從長桌上自行取用食物。
義項
早餐自助C2noun自助餐
The hotel served a big breakfast buffet with eggs, bread, and fruit.
飯店供應豐盛的自助早餐，有蛋、麵包和水果。
a buffet breakfasta buffet table
強風拍船C1verb猛烈拍打；衝擊
The strong wind buffeted the small boat again and again.
強風一次又一次猛烈拍打著小船。
buffeted by the windbuffeted by waves
片語
buffet breakfast滿桌早餐 →自助式早餐
buffet table菜餚長桌 →擺放餐點的長桌
buffet-style自取用餐 →自助餐形式的
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'The strong wind buffeted the small boat.' 這句的 buffeted 最接近下列哪個意思？(A) 提供自助餐 (B) 猛烈拍打
看答案
(B)
此句主詞是風，對應動詞義猛烈拍打，而非自助餐的名詞義。
buffet 與 buffer 拼字相近，以下何者正確？(A) buffet 是自助餐或猛烈拍打 (B) buffet 是電腦的緩衝區
看答案
(A)
buffer 才是緩衝，兩字拼法相近但語意無關，考試常見混淆。
字族
buffeted 猛烈拍打過（過去式）・buffeting 持續猛烈拍打（現在分詞）
順路看看
cafeteria — 自助式餐廳，常見於學校feast — 比 buffet 更盛大隆重的大餐多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
員工訓練餐飲
The training center served a buffet for the workshop participants.
訓練中心為工作坊參加者提供了自助餐。
港口巡查
Strong waves buffeted the inspection boat as it approached the dock.
巡查船接近碼頭時，強浪不斷猛烈拍打船身。
詞族
buffets noun（複數） 自助餐・buffeted verb（過去式／過去分詞） 猛烈拍打；衝擊・buffeting verb（現在分詞） 不斷猛烈拍打
四選一
During yesterday's harbor inspection, the service boat was repeatedly ____ by strong waves.
看答案
buffeted
船是被浪拍打，因此 was 後須用過去分詞 buffeted 構成被動語態。buffet 是原形，buffets 是第三人稱單數現在式；buffeting 與 was 構成主動進行式，無法符合本句船受浪拍打的結構。
同義改寫
The training center served a buffet for the workshop participants. → The training center served a meal at which workshop participants helped themselves to a selection of dishes.
改寫保留由參加者自行取用多道菜餚的用餐方式，符合此處 buffet 的意思。
Strong waves buffeted the inspection boat as it approached the dock. → Strong waves repeatedly struck the inspection boat with force as it approached the dock.
repeatedly struck ... with force 保留 buffeted 所表達的反覆、猛烈拍打。