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