Word · Frequency #5284
pad
填充；加衬垫
to fill or cover something with a soft material
- 1.
To stuff.
填充
- 2.
To travel along (a road, path etc.).
沿着(道路、路径等)旅行
- 3.
To furnish with a pad or padding.
用垫子或填充物装饰
- 4.
To travel on foot.
步行旅行
- 5.
To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
通过添加不必要的填充物来增加大小
- 6.
To wear a path by walking.
通过行走踩出一条路
- 7.
To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
均匀地浸染媒染剂
- 8.
To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
轻声、安静或稳步行走,尤其是赤脚
- 9.
To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
故意用护腿板而不是球棒击球
- 10.
To walk with soft steps.
轻步走
轻步走；蹑手蹑脚地走；步行；行走；注水；拉长篇幅；踩出（路）；用护腿板挡球
In use
She padded the jacket with down to make it warmer.
The accountant padded the expenses to cover his own spending.
He padded out his speech with jokes to make it longer.
Verb forms
base pad · third person pads · -ing padding · past padded · past participle padded
规则动词：pad的过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- pad the expense
- 虚报开支
- The contractor padded the expense to increase his profit.承包商虚报开支以增加利润。
- pad the resume
- 美化简历
- He padded his resume with exaggerated claims.他用夸张的说法美化了简历。
- pad the walls
- 填充墙壁
- We padded the walls with foam for soundproofing.我们用泡沫填充墙壁以隔音。
- pad the shoulders
- 加垫肩
- The jacket has padded shoulders to create a broader silhouette.这件夹克有垫肩，以营造更宽阔的轮廓。
- pad about
- 轻轻地走来走去
- The cat padded about the kitchen looking for food.猫在厨房里轻轻地走来走去寻找食物。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pad发音似“拍得”，想象用手拍打垫子使其平整，记住“垫、填”的意思。
Context & Register
常见场景：步行、描述轻缓的脚步 通常用于描述无声或轻柔的步行，多出现在文学描写或日常口语中。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词，及物时意为'填补、夸大'，不及物时意为'步行'
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /æd/ vowel sound and '-ad' spelling ending, so they rhyme with each other and with the target.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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