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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。
团；块
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团；块
A compact, shapeless mass or lump.
He stuffed a wad of paper into the hole.
他把一团纸塞进洞里。
无定形的紧密团块
An amorphous, compact mass.
各种矿床氧化带中富含黑色锰氧化物或氢氧化物的岩石
Any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits.
一大叠(通常指钱)
A substantial pile (normally of money).
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
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.
The nurse pressed a wad of cotton wool onto the cut to stop the bleeding.
护士把一团棉花按在伤口上止血。
He chewed a wad of gum and blew a large bubble.
他嚼着一团口香糖，吹了一个大泡泡。
She scribbled the address on a wad of crumpled paper.
她把地址潦草地写在一团揉皱的纸上。
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 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。
Not this
He pulled out a wad money from his pocket.
Use this
He pulled out a wad of money from his pocket.
中文常说“一叠钱”，容易漏掉介词 of；英语中 a wad of + 名词才表示“一叠/一团……”，因此必须在 wad 和 money 之间加上 of。
Not this
There were several wad of cash on the table.
Use this
There were several wads of cash on the table.
wad 是可数名词，复数形式是 wads；在 several 后必须用复数 wads，而不是单数 wad。
Not this
He carried a wad of books to the library.
Use this
He carried a pile of books to the library.
wad 通常指柔软、挤压成团的物体（如纸、钞票）或一叠钱，不用于整齐的书本；表示“一摞书”应用 pile。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
一叠纸
The printer is jammed with a wad of paper.
打印机被一叠纸卡住了。
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。
大笔的钱；大量钱财
Her new job pays wads of money, but she works all the time.
她的新工作挣很多钱，但她一直在工作。
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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’。
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。
a wad of
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