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buffet

US /ˈbʌfət/

noun Core · B1 Ăn uống

Definition

a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Breakfast is served as a buffet from seven to ten.

Synonyms

  • smorgasborda collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Collocations

  • Easy enjoy the dinner buffet
    to enjoy the dinner buffet, meaning to derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
  • Medium organize a corporate buffet luncheon
    to organize a corporate buffet luncheon, meaning to create (as an entity)
  • Hard buffet style conference catering
    to buffet style conference catering, meaning to strike against forcefully
  • Very Hard buffeted by fierce headwinds of inflation
    to buffeted by fierce headwinds of inflation, meaning to strike against forcefully

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