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provide cushioning for [sth]
cushioning 作名词，指起缓冲、减震作用的软性材料，通常不可数。
The packaging provides cushioning for the glass.
包装为玻璃提供缓冲。
缓冲材料；衬垫
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缓冲材料；衬垫
soft or resilient material used to fill, shape, protect, or add comfort
The packaging provides cushioning for the glass.
包装为玻璃提供缓冲。
用于缓冲某物的材料。
Material used to cushion something.
The new running shoes have extra cushioning under the heel to reduce impact.
这双新跑鞋的鞋跟下方有额外的缓冲材料，以减少冲击。
The packaging is designed with thick foam cushioning to protect the glass during shipping.
这款包装用厚泡沫衬垫来保护玻璃在运输过程中的安全。
A good helmet relies on its inner cushioning to absorb the force of an impact.
好的头盔依靠其内部缓冲材料来吸收撞击力。
cushioning 作名词，指起缓冲、减震作用的软性材料，通常不可数。
The packaging provides cushioning for the glass.
包装为玻璃提供缓冲。
cushioning 是动词 cushion 的动名词，后接宾语，整个短语作主语。
Cushioning the fall reduces the risk of injury.
缓冲跌落可以降低受伤风险。
cushioning 是 cushion 的现在分词，与 be 构成现在进行时。
The shock absorber is cushioning the vibration.
减震器正在缓冲振动。
Not this
We need to cushioning the box before shipping.
Use this
We need to cushion the box before shipping.
cushioning 是 -ing 形式，不能放在 need to 后面；need to 后要用动词原形 cushion。
Not this
I bought a cushioning for the sofa.
Use this
I bought some cushioning for the sofa.
cushioning 指缓冲材料时是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a；若指单个坐垫，则用可数名词 cushion。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
缓冲材料
The box was filled with cushioning material to protect the glass.
盒子里塞满了缓冲材料，以保护玻璃。
提供缓冲
These mats provide cushioning for people who stand all day.
这些垫子为整天站立的人提供缓冲。
缓冲效果
The cushioning effect of the foam reduces pressure on the joints.
泡沫的缓冲效果减轻了关节的压力。
额外缓冲
Runners often choose shoes with extra cushioning.
跑步者常选择带有额外缓冲的鞋子。
冲击缓冲
Impact cushioning is built into the helmet's inner layer.
头盔内层内置了冲击缓冲。
缓和打击；委婉地告知坏消息
She tried cushioning the blow by saying the project was postponed, not cancelled.
她尽量委婉地说是项目延期，而不是取消，以缓和打击。
缓解下跌的影响；减轻冲击
The new unemployment benefits are cushioning the fall in household income.
新的失业救济金正在缓解家庭收入的下降。
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cushion（靠垫）加 ing 表示缓冲作用，想象坐垫在冲击时吸收力道、保护身体。
语域：neutral 常见场景：product packaging、footwear design、furniture manufacturing cushioning 作名词时指‘缓冲材料、衬垫’，属于中性用词，通常用于产品包装、运动鞋、家具等日常用品的说明或技术描述中。在书面和正式文本中比较常见，口语中也可说 cushion 或 padding。
No listed word rhymes exactly with cushioning (/ˈkʊʃənɪŋ/). Cushion shares the base syllable /kʊʃ/; pushing and bushing share /ʊʃɪŋ/ but drop the /ən/ syllable; blushing and fashioning are lookalikes with a different stressed vowel.
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