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noun

软材料 of soft material

1. （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

2. 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

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

用于清洗 for cleaning

4. 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

5. 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

6. （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

7. 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

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

verb

添加软材料 add soft material

1. （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

2. 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

3. 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

1. N-COUNT 垫子；衬垫；护垫
   A pad is 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
2. N-COUNT 拍纸簿；便笺本
   A pad of paper 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。
3. VERB 轻步快速地走；蹑手蹑脚地走
   When someone pads somewhere, 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。
4. 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
5. N-COUNT 住处；（尤指）寓所，公寓
   People can refer to the place where they live as their pad, 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。
6. N-COUNT 指头肚儿；（动物的）爪垫
   The pads of a 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。
7. VERB 给…加衬垫；垫衬
   If you pad something, 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。
8. See also: padding

1. Wimbledon has been a launch pad for so many players
   温布尔登一直是成就众多球手的地方。
2. It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest-paid people on British TV.
   她就是凭此跳板进入媒体行业，成为英国电视界最高薪人士之一。
3. 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。
4. She wrote on a pad of paper
   她写在了便笺簿上。
5. 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。
6. '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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. I moved on round the big house to reach my pad
    我绕过大房子走向我的公寓。
11. 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。
12. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
    用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。
13. Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow
    用枕头垫一下汽车坐椅靠背。
14. 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。
15. If I wanted to pad out my sermon a little, I might offer my congregation one of my favourite quotations.
    如果我想把布道时间延长一点儿，可能会给教众引用一段我最喜欢的话。
16. Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad
    韦兰假装在便笺薄上做笔记。
17. The writing pad is used up.
    信纸用完了。
18. The dog had a thorn in its pad.
    这只狗的爪垫上扎了一根刺。
19. Annie took out her drawing pad and pencil to dash off a sketch of the indians.
    安妮拿出画本和铅笔，迅速地画了一幅印第安人的素描。
20. You'll have to pad out the chair with some more cloth before recovering it.
    在套上椅罩之前，你须先用些布把椅子垫厚实了。
21. Each student should have a pencil and pad.
    每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一本拍纸簿。
22. I'm going over to his pad this evening.
    我今晚要去他的住所。
23. Get a pad to lie on.
    拿一个垫子来躺在上面。
24. The child let his mother pad the chair.
    这个小孩让他妈妈把椅子加上垫子。
25. She sees the stamp pad on my sweater.
    她看到了我毛衣上的印台。
26. It's a bachelor pad and play pen in one.
    这是一个单身汉垫和发挥笔于一体。
27. He wrote down a telephone number on a memo pad.
    他在记事簿上写下了一个电话号码。
28. She got up, fetched a writing pad and pen.
    她起身拿了一本信笺和一支笔。
29. 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。
30. Slip the viewfinder cap and shoulder pad onto the strap.
    把背带穿过取景器盖和肩垫。

pad sth↔out

1. 给（衣服）加衬垫
   to put soft material into a piece of clothing in order to change its shape
2. （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

noun

1. the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

2. temporary living quarters

   Synonym:    diggingsdigsdomiciliationlodgings

3. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

   Synonym:    launching padlaunchpadlaunch padlaunch area

4. a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

5. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink

   Synonym:    inkpadinking padstamp pad

6. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

7. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

   Synonym:    pad of papertablet

verb

1. add padding to
   1. pad the seat of the chair

   Synonym:    bolster

2. add details to

   Synonym:    embroiderlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise

3. line or stuff with soft material
   1. pad a bra

   Synonym:    fill out

4. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   1. Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone

   Synonym:    slogfootslogplodtrudgetramp