释义 |
pad·der I. \ˈpadə(r), ˈpaad-\ noun (-s) Etymology: pad (IV) + -er archaic : footpad I II. noun (-s) Etymology: pad (II) + -er 1. : a person or a machine that pads: as a. (1) : a worker that makes sheets of paper into pads (2) : a worker that places ordered tobacco leaves in boxes or on a conveyor for removal of stems (3) : a worker that sews padding material into garments (as coats) b. : a dyeing machine consisting of rolls mounted over a trough for padding fabrics 2. : a radio set circuit element (as a condenser) used to adjust the tuning of a circuit (as on the local oscillator of a superheterodyne receiver) |