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pad out
Translationspad1 (pӕd) noun1. a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc. She knelt on a pad to clean the floor. 襯墊 衬垫2. sheets of paper fixed together. a writing-pad. 便條紙簿 便笺簿3. a platform from which rockets are sent off. a launching-pad. 發射台 (導彈、火箭等的) 发射台 verb – past tense, past participle ˈpadded – to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc). The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool. 填塞 填塞ˈpadding noun material used to make a pad to protect, fill etc. He used old blankets as padding. 襯墊 衬垫pad out to fill with a soft material to make the right size. The actor's costume was padded out to make him look fat. 用軟物充填 用软物充填
pad out
pad (something) outTo fill something with cheaper or unnecessary material in order to make it appear fuller, larger, or longer. If the movie were about 30 minutes shorter, it would have actually been an exciting little action flick—unfortunately, they decided to pad it out with this completely useless love story. He padded out the costume with tissue paper to make it look more like a pumpkin.See also: out, padpad something outFig. to make something appear to be larger or longer by adding unnecessary material. lf we pad the costume out here, it will make the person who wears it look much plumper. Let's pad out this paragraph a little.See also: out, padpad outSl. to go to bed or to sleep. Man, if I don't pad out by midnight, I'm a zombie. Why don't you people go home so I can pad out?See also: out, padpad outv.1. To line or stuff something with soft material to make it fuller, puffier, or fluffier: I padded the pillow out with extra down. If you don't like the shape of this coat, we can pad out the shoulders for a fuller look.2. To lengthen or increase something, especially with something extraneous: The director padded out the movie with several extra scenes so that it would be 90 minutes long. The lazy student wrote a short report and padded it out with useless facts. See also: out, padpad out in. to go to bed or to sleep. (see also pad.) Man, if I don’t pad out by midnight, I’m a zombie. See also: out, padEncyclopediaSeepadFinancialSeePAD |