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美: [pæd]
英: [pæd]
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)
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字面意思:
“Pad”字面意思是“垫子”或“填充物”,可以指用于保护或舒适的软材料,或是用于记录的纸张。
词性:
名词(如:a notebook pad)及动词(如:to pad something)。
词源分析:
“Pad”来源于古英语“padda”,原意是“软、厚的物体”。其词根与“footpad”相关,意指脚下的垫子。动词形式“to pad”表示“填充”或“增厚”。
历史背景:
“Pad”作为名词最早出现在14世纪,指的是用作缓冲或保护的材料。动词用法出现在19世纪,通常指增加某物的体积或重量。
课本:
在*的英语教材中,通常在小学到中学阶段会出现此词汇,尤其是在描述物品或日常用品时。在牛津和美国的教材上,通常在初中到高中的英语学中涉及,尤其是在写作和描述物品的单元中。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
在法律场合中,可能指“pad”作为一种文书的格式,比如“pad of paper”(法律文书的纸张)。在艺术领域中,可能指“drawing pad”(绘图本)。
I need a new pad for my notes.
我需要一个新的记事本。
The dog lay on its pad comfortably.
狗舒适地躺在它的垫子上。
He decided to pad the envelope with bubble wrap for safety.
他决定用气泡膜填充信封以确保安全。
The artist sketched his ideas in a drawing pad.
艺术家在绘图本上勾勒他的想法。
She used a pad of paper to write down her thoughts.
她用一叠纸写下她的想法。
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通过以上分析,我们可以深入理解“pad”这个单词的多种含义及其使用场合,从而在实际应用中更加得心应手。
[N-COUNT] A pad is a fairly thick, flat piece of a material such as cloth or rubber. Pads are used, for example, to clean things, to protect things, or to change their shape. (清洗、保护或防止变形用的) 垫; 护垫
例:He withdrew the needle and placed a pad of cotton over the spot.他把针拔出来,将一块药棉盖在针眼上。
例:...a scouring pad.…一个擦洗垫。
[N-COUNT] A pad of paper is a number of pieces of paper attached together along the top or the side, so that each piece can be torn off when it has been used. 便笺簿
例:She wrote on a pad of paper.她写在了一本便笺簿上。
例:Have a pad and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts.准备一本便笺簿和一支铅笔,迅速地记下你的一些想法。
[V-I] When someone pads somewhere, they walk there with steps that are fairly quick, light, and quiet. 轻步快走
例:Freddy speaks very quietly and pads around in soft velvet slippers.弗雷迪一边非常小声地说着,一边穿着柔软的天鹅绒拖鞋轻快地四处走着。
例:...a dog padding through the streets.…一只轻快穿过街道的狗。
[N-COUNT] A pad is a platform or an area of flat, hard ground where helicopters take off and land or rockets are launched. (直升机) 停机坪; (火箭) 发射台
例:...a little round helicopter pad.…一个小的圆形直升机停机坪。
例:...a landing pad on the back of the ship.…一个位于船尾的停机坪。
[N-COUNT] The pads of a person's fingers and toes or of an animal's feet are the soft, fleshy parts of them. 指头肚; 爪垫
例:Tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.用你的指头肚轻拍你的整个面颊。
[V-T] If you pad something, you put something soft in it or over it in order to make it less hard, to protect it, or to give it a different shape. (用软物) 填充; 垫衬
例:Pad the back of a car seat with a pillow.在汽车座椅靠背上垫一个头枕。
[ADJ] padded 填充的; 有衬垫的
例:...a padded jacket.…一件有衬垫的夹克。
[V-T] If you pad or pad out a piece of writing or a speech with unnecessary words or pieces of information, you include them to make it longer and hide the fact that you do not have very much to say. (添加不必要的词句或信息以) 拉长 (文章或演讲)
例:Quotations should be used to make points, not to pad the essay.引语应该是用来陈述观点的,而不是为了拉长文章。
例:The reviewer padded out his review with a lengthy biography of the author.那位评论家用冗长的作者生平来拉长他的评论。
[V-T] If an employee with an expense account pads their expenses, they claim that their expenses are greater than they really are in order to get more money from their employer. 虚报 (花费)
例:She was fired for padding her expenses.她因为虚报她的花费而被解雇。