One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

buffer

/bʌfɚ/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

缓冲物；缓冲区

Read the example to see buffer in context.

Trees form a buffer between the houses and the road.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

树木在住宅和道路之间形成一道缓冲带。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /bʌfɚ/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.