| 释义 |
wad¹ /wɒd/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 小软块；小软团
a wad of crumpled paper 揉皱的一团纸
wads of cotton in one's ears to keep out noise 为阻挡噪声而塞在耳中的棉花团
2. 填块；填料；填絮；软填料；软衬料(如纤维品等)
3. (一)卷；(一)叠；(一)捆
a thick wad of notes 一厚叠钞票
4. 炮塞，弹塞
5. 【化】(用于封匣钵口的)耐火泥条
6. 一大叠钞票；金钱；财富
He made his wad in oil. 他靠做石油生意发了财。
7. 〈英方〉一(小)捆草(或稻草等)
8. 〈美俚〉大量，许多(尤指金钱)
He has wads of money! 他的钱可多啦!
great wads of poems 大量诗歌
9. 〈英俚〉小圆面包；三明治
II (wad·ded;wad·ding)
❶ vt.
1. 使成一团(或一卷等)；把(棉花等)压成衬料
He wadded up the paper and threw it onto the floor. 他把纸揉成一团扔在地上。
I wadded up the papers and had them in my coat pocket. 我把文件卷好后放在外衣的口袋里。
2. 用填料填塞；用衬料衬(衣服等)；填衬；塞住
a wadded jacket 棉茄克衫
wad a quilt 把棉胎塞入被套
wad oakum into a crack 将麻絮填入缝内
wad a speech with useless information 在讲话中塞入许多无用的信息
be well wadded with conceit 踌躇满志
a mass of grief wadded in one's throat 令人哽塞的悲痛
3. 用软材料保护(墙壁、人体等)
4. 【军】将炮塞放入(炮筒)，用炮塞塞住(炮筒)；用填弹塞塞住(火药或炮弹)
wad a gun 把填弹塞塞入大炮
❷ vi.
1. 被压成团块
2. 易形成团块；易粘在一起，易结合在一起
[<LL wadda; 与 Ger Watle cotton wool 有关] phr. shoot one's wad 〈美俚〉1. 花尽钱财；孤注一掷 We are going to shoot our whole wad at the ship.我们将不惜工本地建造这艘轮船。2. 说出想说的话，畅所欲言 |