[huǎn chōng]
buffer; cushion; slow down attack; buff; dampen; damping; amortize; redeem; redemption; shock mitigation
									
										act as buffers between the Western and the Eastern camps
										扮演东西方阵营之间的缓冲国角色
									
									
									
										elastic buffer
										弹性缓冲
									
									
									
										The bush acted as a cushion to my fall.
										矮树丛缓冲了我的下跌。