a meal where people serve themselves different types of food

Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding? 你办婚礼想摆桌宴还是提供自助餐？

a restaurant in a station, where food and drinks can be bought and eaten

(of wind, rain, etc.) to hit something repeatedly and with great force

The little boat was buffeted mercilessly by the waves. 海浪无情地拍打着小船。