buffeting

buffeting
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of striking someone or something repeatedly and violently
    反复重击
    the roofs have survived the buffeting of worse winds than this.
    屋顶不止一次经受住了比这还强烈的大风的袭击。
    ■(figurative)the action or result of afflicting or harming someone repeatedly or over a long period
    (喻)长期打击,折磨
    the buffeting that people are taking in lost job status.
    人们失业时所受到的伤害。
    ■(Aeronautics)irregular oscillation of part of an aircraft, caused by turbulence
    (航天)抖振
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