/pæd; pæd/
n
1 thick piece of soft material used to protect sth from rubbing, jarring or blows, to improve the shape or increase the size of sth, or to absorb liquid 垫料; 垫块
*put a pad of cotton wool and gauze over a wound 在伤口上敷脱脂棉和纱布
* `shoulder pads, ie to give shape to a jacket or dress 垫肩（衣服的）.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) piece of flexible padded material worn in certain sports (esp cricket) to protect the legs and ankles （在某些运动中保护胫和踝的）护垫（尤指板球运动用的）
*`shin pads, ie worn by footballers, etc to protect the shins 护腿（足球运动员的）. =>illus at cricket见cricket插图.
3 number of sheets of writing-paper or drawing-paper fastened together at one edge 便笺本; 拍纸簿
*a `writing pad 拍纸簿.
4 = `ink-pad.
5 soft fleshy under-part of the foot of certain animals, eg dogs, foxes （某些动物的）肉趾（如狗、狐的）.
6 flat surface from which spacecraft are launched or helicopters take off 航天器发射台; 直升飞机升降处
*a `launching pad 发射台.
7 (sl 俚) place where sb lives 住处
*Come back to my pad. 回到我的住处.

/pæd; pæd/
v (-dd-)
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] fill or cover (sth) with soft material, esp in order to protect it or give it a particular shape or increase its size 用软物填塞、覆盖、垫或衬（某物）
*a padded envelope, ie for sending fragile objects in 有垫料夹层的封套（用以邮寄易碎物品）
* a jacket with padded shoulders 带垫肩的外衣
* a padded bra, ie one worn to make the breasts appear larger 带衬垫的乳罩.
2 (phr v) pad sth out
(a) put soft material into (a garment) in order to give it a particular shape 给（衣服）衬软物使成形
*pad out the shoulders of a jacket to make them look square 给外衣衬上垫肩显得挺括.
(b) make (a book, an essay, a speech, etc) longer by adding unnecessary material （用空话）拉长, 充斥（书、文章、讲话等）
*I padded out my answer with plenty of quotations. 我用了大量引文把答案拉长.

/pæd; pæd/
v (-dd-) (phr v) pad about, along, around, etc walk in the specified direction with a soft steady sound of steps 放轻脚步走
*The dog padded along next to its owner. 那狗跟在主人身旁轻轻地走着.
* pad about the house in one's slippers 穿着拖鞋在家中轻轻走来走去.


手指或脚趾末端多肉的下侧

the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal