单词	cushion
释义	noun | verb cushioncushion1 /ˈkʊʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYcushion1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French coissin, from Latin coxa hip 1 a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair, the floor, etc. to make it more comfortable to sit or lie on → pillow:  He leaned back against the cushions. → see also whoopee cushion2something that stops one thing from hitting another thing:  Good shoes should provide a cushion when running.cushion of a cushion of air3something, especially money, that prevents you from being immediately affected by a bad situation:  The team had a three-point cushion in the second period.cushion against Savings can act as a cushion against unemployment.4the soft rubber edge of the table that is used for playing pool or billiards [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French coissin, from Latin coxa hip] noun | verb cushioncushion2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE cushion Simple Form Present I, you, we, they cushion he, she, it cushions Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they cushioned Present perfect I, you, we, they have cushioned he, she, it has cushioned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had cushioned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will cushion Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have cushioned Continuous Form Present I am cushioning he, she, it is cushioning you, we, they are cushioning Past I, he, she, it was cushioning you, we, they were cushioning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been cushioning he, she, it has been cushioning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been cushioning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be cushioning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been cushioning Collocations COLLOCATIONS► cushioned ... fall  Mattresses on the ground cushioned his fall. ► cushion the blow/impact (of something)  He made no attempt to cushion the blow of the bad news. 1to make a fall or knock less painful, for example by having something soft in the way:  Mattresses on the ground cushioned his fall.2to reduce the effects of something bad: cushion the blow/impact (of something) He made no attempt to cushion the blow of the bad news.
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