| 单词 | wad |
| 释义 | wad From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwadwad1 /wɒd $ wɑːd/ noun [countable]1 GROUP OF THINGSa thick pile of pieces of paper or thin materialwad ofa wad of dollar bills2 MATERIALa thick soft mass of material that has been pressed togetherwad ofa wad of cotton woolExamples from the Corpuswad• She opened her handbag, and pulled out a wad of banknotes.• I saw him trying to press a wad of cash into the woman's hand. She wouldn't take it.• By dealing in dollars you avoid paying high exchange fees or going home with a wad of pesos.• a wad of bubble gum• a wad of dollar bills• The biggest wad of that cash, however, did not go into software, chips, or computers.• She tried nibbling at the bulbous wad of meat and then at the toasted roll.• And then I saw my wad of bills lying on the floor.• I took the wad of twenties out of the bag and stuffed them into the back pocket of my jeans.wadwad2 verb (wadded, wadding) → wad something ↔ up→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuswad• You could wad it up into a ball with your fingers, light it, and heat your coffee.Origin wad1 (1500-1600) Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate “wadding” |
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