pad

英 [pæd]

美 [pæd]

n. (吸收液体、保洁或保护用的)软垫，护垫，垫状物; 便笺本; 拍纸簿; 爪垫; 肉掌
v. (用软材料)填充，覆盖，保护; 蹑手蹑脚地走; 虚报(账目); 做黑账

复数：pads　过去式：padded　过去分词：padded　现在分词：padding　第三人称单数：pads　

CET4 CET6 考研 IELTS TEM4 TEM8 计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.5284 / COCA.3664

短语动词

pad out
1. 拉长…的篇幅

短语用例

pad sth↔out

给（衣服）加衬垫
to put soft material into a piece of clothing in order to change its shape
（用多余的话）延长（文章等）；充篇幅
to make sth such as an article, seem longer or more impressive by adding things that are unnecessary
1. medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin
  敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
2. sanitary pads (= that a woman uses during her period )
  卫生巾

牛津词典

noun

软材料 of soft material

（吸收液体、保洁或保护用的）软垫，护垫，垫状物
a thick piece of soft material that is used, for example, for absorbing liquid, cleaning or protecting sth
1. medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin
  敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
2. sanitary pads (= that a woman uses during her period )
  卫生巾

纸张 of paper

便笺本；拍纸簿
a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge
1. a sketch/writing pad
  速写 / 拍纸簿

动物的足 of animal's foot

爪垫；肉掌
the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc.

用于清洗 for cleaning

百洁布，菜瓜布（刷锅等的小块粗糙材料）
a small piece of rough material used for cleaning pans, surfaces, etc.
1. a scouring pad
  刷洗用的金属丝球

航天器；直升机 for spacecraft/helicopter

发射台；停机坪
a flat surface where a spacecraft or a helicopter takes off and lands

用于防护 for protection

（运动用）防护垫（如护腿、护肘等）
a piece of thick material that you wear in some sports, for example football and cricket , to protect your legs, elbows, etc.

水生植物 of water plants

浮叶（尤见于睡莲）
the large flat leaf of some water plants, especially the water lily
1. floating lily pads
  睡莲的浮叶

公寓 flat/apartment

住所；（尤指）公寓
the place where sb lives, especially a flat/apartment

verb

添加软材料 add soft material

（用软材料）填充，覆盖，保护
to put a layer of soft material in or on sth in order to protect it, make it thicker or change its shape
1. All the sharp corners were padded with foam.
  所有的棱角都垫上了泡沫塑料。
2. a padded jacket
  有夹层的外套
3. a padded envelope (= for sending delicate objects)
  有垫料层的封套

轻步行走 walk quietly

蹑手蹑脚地走
to walk with quiet steps
1. She padded across the room to the window.
  她蹑手蹑脚地穿过屋子走到窗前。

账单 bills

虚报（账目）；做黑账
to dishonestly add items to bills to obtain more money
1. to pad bills/expense accounts
  在账单上 / 开支账上做手脚

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 垫子；衬垫；护垫
Apadis a fairly thick, flat piece of a material such as cloth or rubber. Pads are used, for example, to clean things, to protect things, or to change their shape.
1. He withdrew the needle and placed a pad of cotton-wool over the spot.
  他把针头拔出，在扎针处按了一块药棉。
2. ...a scouring pad.
  百洁布
3. ...a flowered dress with shoulder pads.
  有肩垫的印花裙子
N-COUNT 拍纸簿；便笺本
Apad ofpaper is a number of pieces of paper which are fixed together along the top or the side, so that each piece can be torn off when it has been used.
1. She wrote on a pad of paper...
  她写在了便笺簿上。
2. Have a pad and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts...
  准备好铅笔和便笺簿，把你的一些想法记下来。
3. 'Here's your ticket,' he said, and he tore it off the pad.
  “给你票，”他说着，从票本上把票撕了下来。
VERB 轻步快速地走；蹑手蹑脚地走
When someonepadssomewhere, they walk there with steps that are fairly quick, light, and quiet.
1. Freddy speaks very quietly and pads around in soft velvet slippers...
  弗蕾迪说话轻声细气，穿着柔软的天鹅绒拖鞋蹑手蹑脚地四处走动。
2. ...a dog padding through the streets...
  轻步快速穿过街道的狗
3. I often bumped into him as he padded the corridors.
  他在走廊里轻轻地走过时，我常常碰见他。
See also:...a little round helicopter pad....a landing pad on the back of the ship...Journalists report seeing a fire on the pad after the launch.launch pad
N-COUNT 住处；（尤指）寓所，公寓
People can refer to the place where they live as theirpad, especially if it is a flat.
1. I moved on round the big house to reach my pad...
  我绕过大房子走向我的公寓。
2. It wouldn't have occurred to me to get myself a bachelor pad.
  否则我不会想到给自己找一套单身公寓。
N-COUNT 指头肚儿；（动物的）爪垫
Thepads ofa person's fingers and toes or of an animal's feet are the soft, fleshy parts of them.
1. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
  用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。
VERB 给…加衬垫；垫衬
If youpadsomething, you put something soft in it or over it in order to make it less hard, to protect it, or to give it a different shape.
1. Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow...
  用枕头垫一下汽车坐椅靠背。
2. I can tell you I always padded my bras.
  我可以告诉你我的内衣一直装衬垫的。
See also:padding

英英释义

noun

the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
temporary living quarters
Synonym:diggingsdigsdomiciliationlodgings
a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
Synonym:launching padlaunchpadlaunch padlaunch area
a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
a block of absorbent material saturated with ink
Synonym:inkpadinking padstamp pad
the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
Synonym:pad of papertablet

verb

add padding to
1. pad the seat of the chair
Synonym:bolster
add details to
Synonym:embroiderlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise
line or stuff with soft material
1. pad a bra
Synonym:fill out
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
1. Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Synonym:slogfootslogplodtrudgetramp

双语例句

She got up, fetched a writing pad and pen.
她起身拿了一本信笺和一支笔。
Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。
The dog had a thorn in its pad.
这只狗的爪垫上扎了一根刺。
I can tell you I always padded my bras.
我可以告诉你我的内衣一直装衬垫的。
He withdrew the needle and placed a pad of cotton-wool over the spot.
他把针头拔出，在扎针处按了一块药棉。
Slip the viewfinder cap and shoulder pad onto the strap.
把背带穿过取景器盖和肩垫。
Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad
韦兰假装在便笺薄上做笔记。
I'm going over to his pad this evening.
我今晚要去他的住所。
Journalists report seeing a fire on the pad after the launch.
记者们报道说在发射后看到发射台着火了。
Use a folded blanket or sticky mat to pad your head and forearms.
用一块折叠的垫子或者粘垫护着你的头和前臂。