buffing
buffing — 動詞
- buffingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- buffings3rd person singular
- buffinging-ing form
- buffingedpast simple
1. used when someone is rubbing a surface with a soft cloth or similar material to
拋光
用軟布反覆磨亮表面
used when someone is rubbing a surface with a soft cloth or similar material to make it smoother and shinier
Amira was buffing the silver tray with a soft cloth before dinner.
Amira 在晚餐前用軟布替銀盤拋光。
be buffing + object + with + cloth
João spent the afternoon buffing the car door after the small scratch.
João 在那道小刮痕出現後，花了一整個下午替車門拋光。
buffing a damaged surface after repair
Roya is buffing the wooden table until the surface reflects the lamp.
Roya 正在替木桌拋光，直到桌面映出燈光。
Eli kept buffing the old boots to make them shine for the parade.
Eli 一直替那雙舊靴子拋光，好讓它們在遊行時更有光澤。
keep buffing + object
Nila was buffing the leather chair when the polish spilled.
Nila 正在替皮椅拋光時，亮光劑灑了出來。
- buffing the car
- buffing metal
- buffing with a soft cloth
- keep buffing the surface
- buffing leather boots
- polishing
the broad everyday word for making a surface smooth or shiny
- shining up
more informal and focuses on improving appearance
- rubbing down
emphasises the physical action more than the glossy result
- scratching
damages the surface instead of improving it
- dulling
makes the finish less bright or smooth
文法句型
be buffing + object
buffing + object + with + cloth
keep buffing + object
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object naming the thing being polished, such as metal, wood, leather, or a car body. Often adds with + the cloth or tool, while the base result is shown with make or until clauses.
常見錯誤
buffing — 名詞
1. the process of rubbing a surface until it becomes smoother or brighter
拋光處理
把表面磨亮的動作或過程
the process of rubbing a surface until it becomes smoother or brighter
Careful buffing removed the cloudy marks from the restaurant window.
仔細的拋光處理把餐廳窗戶上的霧痕去掉了。
careful buffing + result
The final buffing gave the guitar a warm shine before the show.
最後一道拋光處理讓吉他在演出前泛出溫潤光澤。
final buffing
Buffing with a clean cloth helps the marble table look brighter.
用乾淨布做拋光處理，能讓大理石桌面看起來更亮。
buffing with + tool
The buffing around the car handles took longer than Samir expected.
車把周圍的拋光處理比 Samir 原先預期的更花時間。
Light buffing on the mirror brought back its shine without scratches.
鏡面上做些輕度拋光處理，就讓光澤回來而且沒有留下刮痕。
- careful buffing
- light buffing
- final buffing
- buffing with a clean cloth
- buffing of the surface
- scuffing
leaves marks instead of improving the finish
文法句型
careful buffing
final buffing
buffing of + surface
用法筆記
As a noun, buffing names the process itself rather than the action in progress. It is usually uncountable in workshop or cleaning contexts, especially after adjectives like careful, light, or final.