| 釋義 |
cushion /'kujn; 'kv/sn/ n 1 small bag filled with feathers or other soft material (eg foam rubber), to make a seat more comfortable, or to kneel on, etc; sth soft and like a ~ in shape or function: 軟墊子; 坐墊; 椅塾 (內(nèi)裝羽毛或其他柔軟物質(zhì),如泡沬橡膠,以墊座位或跪時(shí)墊于膝下等); 形式或功用似軟塾之物。 a ~ of moss; 一層青苔; a 'pin- ~; (裁縫插針用的) 奸塾。 a ~ of air, as for a hovercraft. 氣墊 (如氣墊船之噴射引擊向下噴出之氣體所形成者) 。 2 soft, resilient lining on the inner sides of a billiard-table where the balls hit. 撞球枱邊緣內(nèi)側(cè)碰球的有彈性的里襯。 vt [VP6A, 14] supply with ~s; protect from shock with ~s: 裝墊子; 用塾子保護(hù) (以免碰撞): ~ed seats; 有塾子的座任; (fig) protect from harmful changes: (喻) 保護(hù) (以免受變動(dòng)之害) : farmers who are ~ed against falls in prices, eg by subsidies. 受保護(hù) (例如政府津貼) 以免受物價(jià)下跌影響之農(nóng)人。 |