| 单词 | pad |
| 释义 | pad 1. n. & v. --n 1. a piece of soft material used to reduce friction or jarring, fill out hollows, hold or absorb liquid, etc. 2. a number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, for writing or drawing on. 3. = ink-pad. 4. the fleshy underpart of an animal's foot or of a human finger. 5. a guard for the leg and ankle in sports. 6. a flat surface for helicopter take-off or rocket-launching. 7. colloq. a lodging, esp. a bedsitter or flat. 8. the floating leaf of a water lily. --vtr. (padded, padding) 1. provide with a pad or padding; stuff. 2. (foll. by out) lengthen or fill out (a book etc.) with unnecessary material. Phrases and idioms padded cell a room with padded walls in a mental hospital. Etymology: prob. of LG or Du. orig. 2. v. & n. --v (padded, padding) 1. intr. walk with a soft dull steady step. 2. a tr. tramp along (a road etc.) on foot. b intr. travel on foot. --n the sound of soft steady steps. Etymology: LG padden tread, pad PATH |
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