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- a lump or bundle of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping（用于填充、擦拭的）软块, 软团：
a wad of lint-free rag.
一块不掉棉绒的抹布。
1.1
- chiefly historical a disc of felt or another material used to keep powder or shot in place in a gun barrel〈主史〉炮塞, 弹塞。
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- a portion of tobacco or another narcotic when used for chewing（用于咀嚼的）小块烟草（或其他麻醉品）。
1.3
- Brit., chiefly military slang a bun, cake, sandwich, or other piece of food〈英, 主军俚〉小圆面包; 饼; 三明治（或一块其他食物）。
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- a bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents一捆纸, 一叠钞票（或文件）：
a wad of A5 paper.
一包A5纸。
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- informal a large amount of something, especially money〈非正式〉大量（尤指钱）：
she was working on TV and had wads of money.
她从事电视工作, 挣了大把的钱。
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- mass noun informal money〈非正式〉钱。
(wadded, wadding)with obj. ［usu. as adj. wadded］
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- compress (a soft material) into a lump or bundle把（柔软材料）紧压成为一团（或一包）：
a knob of wadded lint.
压缩成一团的棉绒。
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- line or stuff (a garment or piece of furniture) with wadding用填料填塞（衣服, 家具）; 用衬料衬; 填衬：
a pair of wadded socks.
一双有衬里的短袜。
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- stop up (an aperture or a gun barrel) with a bundle or lump of soft material用一团柔软材料填（缝隙, 炮筒）：
he had something wadded behind his teeth.
他牙齿背面的牙缝里塞了点东西。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting wadding)： perhaps related to Dutch watten, French ouate 'padding， cotton wool'.