单词 | pad |
释义 | noun | verb padpad1 /pæd/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1SOFT MATERIAL something made of or filled with soft material that is used to protect something, clean something, or make something more comfortable: Clean the wound with a cotton pad. I had to sleep on a foam pad on the floor.knee/elbow/shoulder pad (=a pad sewn into someone’s clothes to protect their knee, elbow, etc. or make them look bigger)2PAPER many sheets of paper fastened together, used for writing letters, drawing pictures, etc.: pad of a pad of papera note/message/sketch pad simple drawings on a sketch pad3FOR WOMEN a piece of soft material that a woman puts in her underwear during her period to take up the blood SYN sanitary napkin4HOME old-fashioned a house, room, or apartment where someone lives: a bachelor pad5ANIMAL'S FOOT science, biology the flesh on the bottom of the foot of a cat, dog, etc.6FOR INK a piece of material that has been made wet with ink and is used for covering a stamp with ink SYN ink pad7WATER PLANT science, biology the large floating leaf of some water plants such as the water lily: a lily pad8a launch pad9a helicopter pad noun | verb padpad2 verb (padded, padding) 1[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to walk softly and quietly: The cat padded silently across the room.2[transitive] to protect something, make it more comfortable, or change its shape by covering or filling it with soft material: pad something with something The jacket is padded with a soft cotton filling.3[transitive] (also pad something ↔ out) to make a speech or piece of writing longer, by adding unnecessary words or details: pad something (out) with something His autobiography is padded with boring anecdotes.4[transitive] to dishonestly make bills more expensive than they should be: They realized their lawyer was padding the court fees.5[transitive] to add to your points in a game that you are already winning: The A’s padded their lead with two more runs. |
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