| 释义 |
wad/wɒd/ n. & v.●n. 1 a lump or bundle of soft material used esp. to keep things apart or in place or to stuff up an opening (尤指用作隔离、固定或填充孔洞的)填块或填料 2 a disc of felt etc. keeping powder or shot in place in a gun 炮塞，弹塞 3 a number of banknotes or documents placed together (钞票或文件的)卷，沓，捆 4 Brit. slang a bun, sandwich, etc. [英] [俚语]小圆面包；三明治等 5 (in sing. or pl. 用单数或复数) a large quantity esp. of money 大量，许多(尤指金钱) ●v. tr. (wadded, wadding) 1 stop up (an aperture or a gun barrel) with a wad 用填料(或弹塞)塞住(孔隙或枪膛) 2 keep (powder etc.) in place with a wad 用弹塞塞住(火药等) 3 line or stuff (a garment or coverlet) with wadding 用软物加衬或填充(衣服或床罩) 4 protect (a person, walls, etc.) with wadding 用软材料保护(人体或墙壁等) 5 press (cotton etc.) into a wad or wadding 把(棉花等)压成填料或衬料 [perhaps related to Dutch watten, French ouate ‘padding, cotton wool’] |