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- a thick piece of soft material used to reduce friction or jarring, enlarge or change the shape of something, or hold or absorb liquid垫; 衬垫; 防水垫：
a pad of cotton wool.
棉垫。
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- short for
INK-PAD .INK-PAD 的简称。
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- the fleshy underpart of an animal's foot or of a human finger（动物的）肉掌; （人的）手指肚。
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- a protective guard worn by a sports player to protect a part of the body (especially the leg or ankle) from blows（尤指腿部、踝部的）护垫。
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- a number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing on拍纸簿。
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- a flat-topped structure or area used for helicopter take-off and landing or for rocket-launching直升机起落场; 火箭发射坪。
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- Electronics a flat area on a track of a printed circuit or on the edge of an integrated circuit to which wires or component leads can be attached to make an electrical connection【电子】焊接区, 焊接点。
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- informal, dated a person's home〈非正式, 旧〉住处, 寓所：
the police raided my pad.
警察搜查了我的家。
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- short for
LILY PAD .LILY PAD 的简称。
(padded, padding)with obj.［often as adj. padded］
1- fill or cover (something) with a soft material in order to give it a particular shape, protect it, or make it more comfortable（用软物）填塞; 垫衬; 包护：
a padded envelope.
有垫衬夹层的信封。
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- chiefly N. Amer. defraud by adding false items to (an expenses claim or bill)〈主北美〉虚报（开支、账单）：
faked repairs and padded expenses for government work reaped billions of dollars for the Mafia.
黑手党从假造维修开支和虚报为政府工作的开支账中获利数十亿元。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'bundle of straw to lie on'）： the senses may not be of common origin; the meaning 'underpart of an animal's foot' is perhaps related to Low German pad 'sole of the foot'; the history remains obscure.
短语动词
pad something out
- lengthen something, especially written or spoken matter, with unnecessary material拉长; 扩充（尤指文章, 讲话）。
pad up
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- put on protective pads in order to play a sport, especially cricket在比赛（尤指板球赛）前穿上防护垫。
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- Cricket (of a batsman) deliberately use one's pads to block a ball【板球】（击球手）有意用护垫挡球。
(padded, padding)no obj., with adverbial of direction
1- walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound放轻脚步走：
she padded along the corridor.
她沿着走廊轻轻走去。
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- with obj. tramp along (a road or route) on foot沿着（路、路线）走; 踏着…走：
he was padding the streets.
他沿着街四处走。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Low German padden 'to tread， go along a path'， partly imitative.