pad

pad pad ◙ noun ›› OF SOFT MATERIAL 软材料 1. a thick piece of soft material that is used, for example, for absorbing liquid, cleaning or protecting sth • (吸收液体、保洁或保护用的)软垫,护垫,垫状物:

»medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin

敏感皮肤药物清洗棉

»sanitary pads (= that a woman uses during her period )

衞生棉垫

--› see also shoulder pad ›› OF PAPER 纸张 2. a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge • 便笺本；拍纸簿:

»a sketch / writing pad

速写/拍纸簿

--› see also notepad (1), scratch pad ›› OF ANIMALˈS FOOT 动物的足 3. the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc. • 爪垫；肉掌 ›› FOR CLEANING 用于清洗 4. a small piece of rough material used for cleaning pans, surfaces, etc. • 百洁布,菜瓜布(刷锅等的小块粗糙材料):

»a scouring pad

刷洗用的金属丝球

›› FOR SPACECRAFT / HELICOPTER 航天器；直升机 5. a flat surface where a spacecraft or a helicopter takes off and lands • 发射台；停机坪 --› see also helipad , launch pad ›› FOR PROTECTION 用于防护 6. [usually pl.] a piece of thick material that you wear in some sports, for example football and cricket , to protect your legs, elbows, etc. • (运动用)防护垫(如护腿、护肘等) ›› OF WATER PLANTS 水生植物 7. the large flat leaf of some water plants, especially the water lily • 浮叶(尤见于睡莲):

»floating lily pads

睡莲的浮叶

›› FLAT / APARTMENT 公寓 8. [usually sing.] (old-fashioned, informal) the place where sb lives, especially a flat / apartment • 住所；(尤指)公寓 --› see also ink-pad , keypad ◙ verb (-dd-) ›› ADD SOFT MATERIAL 添加软材料 1. [VN] [often passive] pad sth (with sth) to put a layer of soft material in or on sth in order to protect it, make it thicker or change its shape • (用软材料)填充,覆盖,保护:

»All the sharp corners were padded with foam.

所有的棱角都垫上了海绵橡胶。

»a padded jacket

有夹层的外套

»a padded envelope (= for sending delicate objects)

有垫料层的封套

›› WALK QUIETLY 轻步行走 2. [V +adv. / prep.] to walk with quiet steps • 蹑手蹑脚地走:

»She padded across the room to the window.

她蹑手蹑脚地穿过屋子走到窗前。

›› BILLS 账单 3. [VN] (NAmE) to dishonestly add items to bills to obtain more money • 虚报(账目)；做黑账:

»to pad bills / expense accounts

在账单上/开支账上做手脚

【PHR V】◘ ˌpad sth∽ˈout 1. to put soft material into a piece of clothing in order to change its shape • 给(衣服)加衬垫 2. to make sth such as an article, seem longer or more impressive by adding things that are unnecessary • (用多余的话)延长(文章等)；充篇幅:

»The report was padded out with extracts from previous documents.

该报告摘抄过去的文件而加长了篇幅。

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[pæd]

n. 墊, 襯墊, 便箋簿

v. 加上襯墊