pad

vt.给…装衬垫， 加垫子；填塞；踏平

vi.步行，放轻脚步走

n.垫，衬垫；护具；便签本；发射台

noun

软材料 of soft material

1. （吸收液体、保洁或保护用的）软垫，护垫，垫状物
   a thick piece of soft material that is used, for example, for absorbing liquid, cleaning or protecting sth
   1. medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin
      敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
   2. sanitary pads (= that a woman uses during her period )
      卫生巾

纸张 of paper

2. 便笺本；拍纸簿
   a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge
   1. a sketch/writing pad
      速写 / 拍纸簿

动物的足 of animal's foot

3. 爪垫；肉掌
   the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc.

用于清洗 for cleaning

4. 百洁布，菜瓜布（刷锅等的小块粗糙材料）
   a small piece of rough material used for cleaning pans, surfaces, etc.
   1. a scouring pad
      刷洗用的金属丝球

航天器；直升机 for spacecraft/helicopter

5. 发射台；停机坪
   a flat surface where a spacecraft or a helicopter takes off and lands

用于防护 for protection

6. （运动用）防护垫（如护腿、护肘等）
   a piece of thick material that you wear in some sports, for example football and cricket , to protect your legs, elbows, etc.

水生植物 of water plants

7. 浮叶（尤见于睡莲）
   the large flat leaf of some water plants, especially the water lily
   1. floating lily pads
      睡莲的浮叶

公寓 flat/apartment

8. 住所；（尤指）公寓
   the place where sb lives, especially a flat/apartment

verb

添加软材料 add soft material

1. （用软材料）填充，覆盖，保护
   to put a layer of soft material in or on sth in order to protect it, make it thicker or change its shape
   1. All the sharp corners were padded with foam.
      所有的棱角都垫上了泡沫塑料。
   2. a padded jacket
      有夹层的外套
   3. a padded envelope (= for sending delicate objects)
      有垫料层的封套

轻步行走 walk quietly

2. 蹑手蹑脚地走
   to walk with quiet steps
   1. She padded across the room to the window.
      她蹑手蹑脚地穿过屋子走到窗前。

账单 bills

3. 虚报（账目）；做黑账
   to dishonestly add items to bills to obtain more money
   1. to pad bills/expense accounts
      在账单上 / 开支账上做手脚

n. 衬垫；护具；便笺簿；填补 vi. 步行；放轻脚步走 vt. 填补；走 n. (Pad)人名；(英)帕德(男子教名 Patrick 的昵称)

名词复数形式:pads 过去式:padded 过去分词:padded 现在分词:padding 第三人称单数:pads

pad 软垫，垫子，便笺本，停机坪pad 蹚水

可能来自低地德语pad,脚掌，来自PIE*pent,踩，踏，词源同path,foot.后引申词义软垫，垫子，便笺本，以及俚语直升机停机坪等。可能来自拟声词，模仿蹚水的吧唧声。

1. Wimbledon has been a launch pad for so many players
   温布尔登一直是成就众多球手的地方。
2. It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest-paid people on British TV.
   她就是凭此跳板进入媒体行业，成为英国电视界最高薪人士之一。
3. He withdrew the needle and placed a pad of cotton-wool over the spot.
   他把针头拔出，在扎针处按了一块药棉。
4. She wrote on a pad of paper
   她写在了便笺簿上。
5. Have a pad and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts
   准备好铅笔和便笺簿，把你的一些想法记下来。
6. 'Here's your ticket,' he said, and he tore it off the pad.
   “给你票，”他说着，从票本上把票撕了下来。
7. Freddy speaks very quietly and pads around in soft velvet slippers
   弗蕾迪说话轻声细气，穿着柔软的天鹅绒拖鞋蹑手蹑脚地四处走动。
8. I often bumped into him as he padded the corridors.
   他在走廊里轻轻地走过时，我常常碰见他。
9. Journalists report seeing a fire on the pad after the launch.
   记者们报道说在发射后看到发射台着火了。
10. I moved on round the big house to reach my pad
    我绕过大房子走向我的公寓。
11. It wouldn't have occurred to me to get myself a bachelor pad.
    否则我不会想到给自己找一套单身公寓。
12. Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
    用手指头肚儿轻拍脸颊一遍。
13. Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow
    用枕头垫一下汽车坐椅靠背。
14. I can tell you I always padded my bras.
    我可以告诉你我的内衣一直装衬垫的。
15. If I wanted to pad out my sermon a little, I might offer my congregation one of my favourite quotations.
    如果我想把布道时间延长一点儿，可能会给教众引用一段我最喜欢的话。
16. Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad
    韦兰假装在便笺薄上做笔记。
17. The writing pad is used up.
    信纸用完了。
18. The dog had a thorn in its pad.
    这只狗的爪垫上扎了一根刺。
19. Annie took out her drawing pad and pencil to dash off a sketch of the indians.
    安妮拿出画本和铅笔，迅速地画了一幅印第安人的素描。
20. You'll have to pad out the chair with some more cloth before recovering it.
    在套上椅罩之前，你须先用些布把椅子垫厚实了。
21. Each student should have a pencil and pad.
    每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一本拍纸簿。
22. I'm going over to his pad this evening.
    我今晚要去他的住所。
23. Get a pad to lie on.
    拿一个垫子来躺在上面。
24. The child let his mother pad the chair.
    这个小孩让他妈妈把椅子加上垫子。
25. She sees the stamp pad on my sweater.
    她看到了我毛衣上的印台。
26. It's a bachelor pad and play pen in one.
    这是一个单身汉垫和发挥笔于一体。
27. He wrote down a telephone number on a memo pad.
    他在记事簿上写下了一个电话号码。
28. She got up, fetched a writing pad and pen.
    她起身拿了一本信笺和一支笔。
29. Use a folded blanket or sticky mat to pad your head and forearms.
    用一块折叠的垫子或者粘垫护着你的头和前臂。
30. Slip the viewfinder cap and shoulder pad onto the strap.
    把背带穿过取景器盖和肩垫。