| 单词 | pad |
| 释义 | pad (pæd ) Word forms: pads , padding , padded 1. countable noun A pad is a fairly thick, flat piece of a material such as cloth or rubber. Pads are used, for example, to clean things, to protect things, or to change their shape. He withdrew the needle and placed a pad of cotton-wool over the spot. [+ of] ...a scouring pad. ...a flowered dress with shoulder pads. Synonyms: wad, dressing, pack, padding 2. countable noun A pad of paper is a number of pieces of paper which are fixed together along the top or the side, so that each piece can be torn off when it has been used. She wrote on a pad of paper. [+ of] Have a pad and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts. 'Here's your ticket,' he said, and he tore it off the pad. Synonyms: notepad, block, tablet, notebook 3. verb When someone pads somewhere, they walk there with steps that are fairly quick, light, and quiet. Freddy speaks very quietly and pads around in soft velvet slippers. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...a dog padding through the streets. [VERB preposition/adverb] I often bumped into him as he padded the corridors. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun A pad is a platform or an area of flat, hard ground where helicopters take off and land or rockets are launched. ...a little round helicopter pad. ...a landing pad on the back of the ship. Journalists report seeing a fire on the pad after the launch. 5. See also launch pad 6. countable noun [usually singular, usually poss NOUN] People can refer to the place where they live as their pad, especially if it is a flat. [informal, old-fashioned] I moved on round the big house to reach my pad. It wouldn't have occurred to me to get myself a bachelor pad. 7. countable noun [usually plural] The pads of a person's fingers and toes or of an animal's feet are the soft, fleshy parts of them. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers. [+ of] 8. verb If you pad something, you put something soft in it or over it in order to make it less hard, to protect it, or to give it a different shape. Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow. [VERB noun + with] I can tell you I always padded my bras. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pack, line, fill, protect padded adjective ...a padded jacket. ...back-rests padded with camel's wool. [+ with] 9. See also padding Phrasal verbs: pad out phrasal verb If you pad out a piece of writing or a speech with unnecessary words or pieces of information, you include them in it to make it longer and hide the fact that you have not got very much to say. The reviewer padded out his review with a lengthy biography of the author. [V P n + with] The generous size of the pictures helped to pad out the story beyond its usefulness. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun), VERB noun PARTICLE + with] Collocations: cotton wool pad All three work best applied with a cotton wool pad. Times, Sunday Times Use an alcohol or scent-free wet wipe, or a damp flannel or cotton wool pad, and wipe downwards gently to remove any gunk. The Sun Use an eye make-up remover and hold the cotton wool pad on to the eye. The Sun Simply saturate a cotton wool pad in oil and wipe gently to remove all traces of face paint and panda-eyes without irritation. The Sun Pat the liquid on with a cotton wool pad for a subtle glowy tan. Times, Sunday Times The pastor had a pad of paper and kept a running total. Christianity Today I was born with a pad of paper in my hand. Times, Sunday Times Anyway, said that he had used only a pad of paper and a set of pencils while writing his book. Times, Sunday Times Others vary dramatically - to locate yours, equip yourself with a pad of paper for a week. Times, Sunday Times He was an ever-present lumpof flesh sitting at the dining roomtable every night writing out crazycalculations on a pad of paper. Times, Sunday Times Two metal clips prevented it moving and a thick rubber pad prevented vibrations. Times, Sunday Times A rubber pad and blanket would be delivered in the evening and collected each morning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beneath each key, a metal holder grips a small rubber pad. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rubber pad forming has been used in production lines for many years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its arcade cabinet features buttons similar to those of a musical keyboard, and a rubber pad that emulates a vinyl record. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 垫, 轻步快走, 便笺簿 Japanese: パッド, そっと歩く, 一式 |
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