| [/pæd; pæd/] n 用法:
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）. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
4 = `ink-pad. 用法:
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）. 用法:
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. 用法:
7 (sl 俚) place where sb lives 住处:
Come back to my pad. 回到我的住处. pad 2
[/pæd; pæd/] v (-dd-) 用法:
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. 用法:
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 3
[/pæd; pæd/] 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. |