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cushion/ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/ n. & v.●n. 1 a bag of cloth etc. stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a soft support for sitting or leaning on etc. 垫子，坐垫，靠垫 2 a means of protection against shock 减震垫(器)，缓冲垫(器) 3 the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the ball rebounds (台球桌四周的)弹性衬里 4 a body of air supporting a hovercraft etc. (气垫船等的)气垫 5 the frog of a horse's hoof (马蹄底部的)蹄楔 ●v. tr. 1 provide or protect with a cushion or cushions 给…提供垫子；用垫子保护 2 provide with a defence; protect 提供防御物；保护 3 mitigate the adverse effects of 缓和…的冲击，减少…的震动 cushioned the blow 缓解击打的力量 4 quietly suppress 悄悄地压制，暗中压制 5 place or bounce (the ball) against the cushion in billiards (台球游戏中)击球(使之撞击球桌的弹性衬里) □ cushiony adj.[Middle English via Old French co(i)ssin, cu(i)ssin and Gallo-Roman from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’] |