Word · Frequency #15629
wad
团；块
A compact, shapeless mass or lump.
- 1.
An amorphous, compact mass.
无定形的紧密团块
- 2.
Any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits.
各种矿床氧化带中富含黑色锰氧化物或氢氧化物的岩石
- 3.
A substantial pile (normally of money).
一大叠(通常指钱)
- 4.
A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
软质填塞物或密封物,尤指猎枪弹或前装枪炮中火药与弹丸之间的填塞物
一大叠（钱）；一大笔钱；弹塞；填弹垫；锰土；不纯硬锰矿；无定形的紧密团块；各种矿床氧化带中富含黑色锰氧化物或氢氧化物的岩石
In use
The nurse pressed a wad of cotton wool onto the cut to stop the bleeding.
He chewed a wad of gum and blew a large bubble.
She scribbled the address on a wad of crumpled paper.
a wad of sth
a wad of 后可接棉、纸等柔软材料，也可接现金或钞票，表示一叠。
He stuffed a wad of paper into the hole.
他把一团纸塞进洞里。
wads of money
wads of 是非正式说法，强调数量很大，后常接不可数名词。
He earns wads of money playing football.
他踢足球挣大把大把的钱。
Common mistakes
He pulled out a wad money from his pocket.He pulled out a wad of money from his pocket.
Connections
Collocations
- a wad of cash
- 一沓现金
- He pulled a thick wad of cash from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一厚沓现金。
- a wad of chewing gum
- 一团口香糖
- She threw her wad of chewing gum in the bin.她把嘴里的口香糖吐到垃圾桶里。
- a wad of cotton wool
- 一团脱脂棉
- Use a wad of cotton wool to clean the cut.用一团脱脂棉清洁伤口。
- a wad of paper
- 一叠纸
- The printer is jammed with a wad of paper.打印机被一叠纸卡住了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- shoot one's wad
- 把钱挥霍光；耗尽精力（或资源）He shot his wad on the down payment and had nothing left for furniture.他把钱全都花在了首付上，都没钱买家具了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：a wad of cash（一沓钱）和 a wad of cotton（一团棉），wad 就是‘一叠/一团’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常描述物品形状、非正式口语（钱）、地质/矿物学、枪械/弹药 该词作名词时义项较多，语域不完全一致：指“团/块”和“一大叠钱”时多用于日常或非正式表达；指锰氧化物矿物或枪械填塞物时则较专业。整体语域随搭配变化，建议按具体语境判断。
Grammar Note
a wad of
Pronunciation & Spelling
在英式发音中，以下词与 wad /wɒd/ 押韵：squad /skwɒd/、pod /pɒd/、clod /klɒd/、cod /kɒd/、odd /ɒd/、rod /rɒd/。注意拼写相似的 waddle /ˈwɒd.əl/ 和 wade /weɪd/ 读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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