pad
n
1 thick piece of soft material used to protect sth from rubbing, jarring or blows, to improve the shape or increase the size of sth, or to absorb liquid 垫料; 垫块
put a pad of cotton wool and gauze over a wound 在伤口上敷脱脂棉和纱布
`shoulder pads, ie to give shape to a jacket or dress 垫肩(衣服的).
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) piece of flexible padded material worn in certain sports (esp cricket) to protect the legs and ankles (在某些运动中保护胫和踝的)护垫(尤指板球运动用的)
`shin pads, ie worn by footballers, etc to protect the shins 护腿(足球运动员的). =>illus at cricket见cricket插图.
3 number of sheets of writing-paper or drawing-paper fastened together at one edge 便笺本; 拍纸簿: a `writing pad 拍纸簿.
4 = `ink-pad.
5 soft fleshy under-part of the foot of certain animals, eg dogs, foxes (某些动物的)肉趾(如狗、 狐的).
6 flat surface from which spacecraft are launched or helicopters take off 航天器发射台; 直升飞机升降处
a `launching pad 发射台.
7 (sl 俚) place where sb lives 住处
Come back to my pad. 回到我的住处.
pad v (-dd-)
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
fill or cover (sth) with soft material, esp in order to protect it or give it a particular shape or increase its size 用软物填塞、 覆盖、 垫或衬(某物)
a padded envelope, ie for sending fragile objects in 有垫料夹层的封套(用以邮寄易碎物品)
a jacket with padded shoulders 带垫肩的外衣
a padded bra, ie one worn to make the breasts appear larger 带衬垫的乳罩.
2 (phr v) pad sth out
(a) put soft material into (a garment) in order to give it a particular shape 给(衣服)衬软物使成形
pad out the shoulders of a jacket to make them look square 给外衣衬上垫肩显得挺括.
(b) make (a book, an essay, a speech, etc) longer by adding unnecessary material (用空话)拉长, 充斥(书、 文章、 讲话等)
I padded out my answer with plenty of quotations. 我用了大量引文把答案拉长.
pad v (-dd-) (phr v) pad about, along, around, etc walk in the specified direction with a soft steady sound of steps 放轻脚步走
The dog padded along next to its owner. 那狗跟在主人身旁轻轻地走著.
pad about the house in one's slippers 穿著拖鞋在家中轻轻走来走去.
🎯 考研助记
旗帜(p)坏掉(bad)后只能用作 衬垫 网友:yqy补充: 把你的pda放到垫子(pad)上
🔁 扩展释义
*[pæd]n. 填补, 衬垫, 印色盒, 路vt. 填补, 走, 夸大vi. 步行【计】 焊接点; 包装配/拆卸【医】 垫, 托相关词组: pad it pad the hoof
Where are you staying in Guangzhou? I hear that the hotels there are very expensive.
在广州你打算住在哪儿?我听说那里的旅馆收费很高。
You might get burnt and you might drop the pan of burning oil.
否则,你可能 被烧伤,也可能把起火的油锅扔掉。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.