[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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。
...a scouring pad.
百洁布
...a flowered dress with shoulder pads.
有肩垫的印花裙子
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
She wrote on a pad of paper...
她写在了便笺簿上。
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。
'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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V prep/adv]
[V n]
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。
...a dog padding through the streets...
轻步快速穿过街道的狗
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
launch pad
；直升机停机坪；火箭发射台 A pad is a platform or an area of flat, hard ground where helicopters take off and land or rockets are launched.
...a little round helicopter pad.
小型圆形直升机停机坪
...a landing pad on the back of the ship...
船尾的停机坪
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[usu sing]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
I moved on round the big house to reach my pad...
我绕过大房子走向我的公寓。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[usu pl]
Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V n with n]
[V n]
Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow...
用枕头垫一下汽车坐椅靠背。
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。
padded
...a padded jacket.
夹袄
...backrests padded with camel's wool.
用骆驼绒填充的靠垫
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padding
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相关词组：
pad out
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pad/pæd; NAmEpæd/
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padpadspaddedpaddingnounof soft material 软材料1a 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) 卫生棉垫☞see also
shoulder pad
of paper 纸张2a 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
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scratch pad
of animal's foot 动物的足3the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc. 爪垫；肉掌for cleaning 用于清洗4a 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5a flat surface where a spacecraftor a helicoptertakes off and lands 发射台；停机坪☞see also
helipad
,
launch pad
for protection 用于防护6[usually plural ]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7the 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 singular ]( old-fashioned,informal) the place where sb lives, especially a flat/apartment 住所；（尤指）公寓☞see also
ink-pad
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keypad
verb(-dd-)add soft material 添加软材料1[transitive , often passive ]padsth (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泡沫塑料。◆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[intransitive ]+ 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[transitive ]padsth ( 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PHRASAL VERBˌpad sth↔ˈout1to put soft material into a piece of clothing in order to change its shape 给（衣服）加衬垫2to 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。pad/pæd; NAmEpæd/
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pad2 verb
padpad1 /pæd/ ●●○S3 noun [countable]
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1pad (1)soft material a thick flat object made of cloth or rubber, used to protect or clean something, or to make something more comfortablepad of Press on the wound with a large pad of cotton wool. Use an abrasive pad for stubborn stains.knee/elbow/shin/shoulder pad (=a pad that you wear to protect a part of your body when you are playing a sport)2paper several sheets of paper fastened together, used for writing or drawingwriting/sketch/memo/legal etc pad a box of paints and a sketch pad Keep a telephone pad and a pen to hand. a pad of paper3flat ground a piece of flat ground where small aircraft can landlaunch/landing/helicopter pad The hospital has built a helicopter pad.4animal’s foot the flesh on the bottom of the foot of a cat, dog etc5apartment old-fashioned informal someone’s apartment or the room where they live6water plant the leaf of a water lily →
launch pad
, helicopter pad
pad1 noun
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padpad2 verb (past tense and past participle padded, present participle padding)
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1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk softly and quietlypad across/through/along etc The cat came padding silently back to its home. She padded barefoot down the stairs.► see thesaurus at
walk
2[transitive] (also pad (something) out British English) to fill or cover something with a soft material in order to protect it or make it more comfortablepad something with something jackets padded out with a soft cotton filling3[transitive] American English to dishonestly make bills more expensive than they should be: padding the bills of Medicare patients4[transitive] (also pad (something) out) to make a speech or piece of writing longer by adding unnecessary words or details: Don’t pad out your answer to make it seem impressive.pad with His autobiography is padded with boring anecdotes.
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