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Cushion Soft Make Unpleasant Sth Put   [V N

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/k'ʊʃ(ə)n/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]垫子;软垫;坐垫;靠垫 A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
  • ...a velvet cushion.

    天鹅绒垫子

  • 2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指起保护作用的)护垫,隔垫 A cushion is a soft pad or barrier, especially one that protects something.
  • The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.

    该公司用泡沫塑料包住牌匾,以防止其在运输过程中受损。

  • 3
    [VERB 动词]减少对…的震动;缓和对…的冲击 Something that cushions an object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact.
      [V n]
      [V n from n]
  • There is also a new steering wheel with an energy absorbing rim to cushion the driver's head in the worst impacts...

    还配有轮缘部分具有减震功能的新型方向盘,以在受到严重撞击时保护司机的头部。

  • The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of riding over rough roads.

    汽车的悬架装置是用来减轻行驶在崎岖路面时乘客的颠簸感的。

  • 4
    [VERB 动词]减轻(令人不快的影响) To cushion the effect of something unpleasant means to reduce it.
      [V n]
      [V n against n]
  • They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform...

    他们称需要西方的援助来缓解重大改革带来的冲击。

  • The price rises will be cushioned by welfare benefits...

    社会福利将缓解价格上涨带来的负面影响。

  • The subsidies are designed to cushion farmers against unpredictable weather.

    这些补助金用于减轻农民因难以预测的恶劣天气而遭受的损失。

  • 5
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]起保护(或缓冲)作用的事物 Something that is a cushion against something unpleasant reduces its effect.
      [usu sing]
  • Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.

    住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。


  • Oxford
    cush·ion / ˈkʊʃn ; NAmE ˈkʊʃn /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    cushion cushions cushioned cushioning
    noun 1 ( NAmE also pil·low ) a cloth bag filled with soft material or feathers that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable 软垫;坐垫;靠垫 matching curtains and cushions 颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫 a floor cushion (= a large cushionthat you put on the floor to sit on) 地板坐垫 a pile of scatter cushions (= small cushions,often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.) 一堆零星散布的靠垫 ( figurative) a cushion of moss on a rock 岩石上的一层苔藓 2 a layer of sth between two surfaces that keeps them apart (隔离两个表面的)垫 A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air. 气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。 3 [usually singular ] cushion(against sth) something that protects you against sth unpleasant that might happen 起保护(或缓冲)作用的事物 His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems. 他的积蓄好比一个舒适的垫子,可以缓解拮据之苦。 The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half. 球队上半场射进两球,吃了颗定心丸。 4 (in the game of billiards,etc. 枱球等运动 ) the soft inside edge along each side of the table, that the balls bounceoff (枱球桌内侧边缘的)弹性衬里 verb 1 cushionsth to make the effect of a fall or hit less severe (跌倒或碰撞时)起缓冲作用,缓和冲击 My fall was cushioned by the deep snow. 积雪很厚,我跌得不重。 2 cushionsb/sth (against/from sth) to protect sb/sth from being hurt or damaged or from the unpleasant effects of sth 缓和打击 The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession. 国家南部保护得好,没有受到经济衰退造成的最恶劣影响。 He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking). 他把我弟弟死亡的消息直接告诉了我,没有试图减轻此事对我的打击。 3 [usually passive ] cushionsth to make sth soft with a cushion (用垫子)使柔和,使松软 cush·ion / ˈkʊʃn ; NAmE ˈkʊʃn /
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    cushion1 noun
    cushion2 verb
    cushioncush‧ion1 /ˈkʊʃən/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
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    1cushion (1)a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortablepillow:  a velvet cushion a cushion cover2something that stops one thing from hitting another thing:  Good sports shoes should provide a cushion when running.3[usually singular] something, especially money, that prevents you from being immediately affected by a bad situationcushion against Savings can act as a cushion against unemployment.4the soft rubber edge of the table used for playing billiards or snooker
    cushion1 noun
    cushion2 verb
    cushioncushion2 verb [transitive]
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    1to make the effect of a fall or hit less painful, for example by having something soft in the way:  His landing was cushioned by the fresh snow that had fallen.2to protect someone from an unpleasant situation or the unpleasant effects of somethingcushion the blow/impact (of something) generous leaving allowances to help cushion the blow of redundancycushion somebody from/against something Many parents try to cushion their children from the outside world.
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