a thick piece of soft material used to reduce friction or jarring, enlarge or change the shape of something, or hold or absorb liquid
垫；衬垫；防水垫
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a pad of cotton wool .棉垫。
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the fleshy underpart of an animal's foot or of a human finger
（动物的）肉掌；（人的）手指肚。
a protective guard worn by a sports player to protect a part of the body (especially the leg or ankle) from blows
（尤指腿部、踝部的）护垫。
a number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing on
拍纸簿。
a flat-topped structure or area used for helicopter take-off and landing or for rocket-launching
直升机起落场；火箭发射坪。
【电子】 焊接区，焊接点。
〈非正式，旧〉 住处，寓所
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the police raided my pad .警察搜查了我的家。
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fill or cover (something) with a soft material in order to give it a particular shape, protect it, or make it more comfortable
（用软物）填塞；垫衬；包护
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a padded envelope .有垫衬夹层的信封。
c
〈主 北美〉 虚报（开支、账单）
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faked repairs and padded expenses for government work reaped billions of dollars for the Mafia .黑手党从假造维修开支和虚报为政府工作的开支账中获利数十亿元。
walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound
放轻脚步走
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she padded along the corridor .她沿着走廊轻轻走去。
[with obj.]tramp along (a road or route) on foot
沿着（路、路线）走；踏着…走
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he was padding the streets .他沿着街四处走。
the soft dull sound of steady steps
低沉的脚步声
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he heard the pad of feet .他听到了低沉的脚步声。
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pad something out lengthen something, especially written or spoken matter, with unnecessary material 拉长；扩充（尤指文章，讲话） -
pad up put on protective pads in order to play a sport, especially cricket 在比赛（尤指板球赛）前穿上防护垫 -
Cricket （of a batsman） deliberately use one's pads to block a ball 【板球】 （击球手）有意用护垫挡球
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padn.垫；衬垫；防水垫；拍纸簿；直升机起落场；火箭发射坪；住处；寓所；低沉的脚步声
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badadj.糟糕的；差的；拙劣的；劣质的；令人不快的；恶劣的；不幸的；邪恶的；道德败坏的；受伤的；生病的；疼痛的；腐烂的；遗憾的；后悔的；难过的；无价值的；伪造的；好的；特棒的
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payv.付钱给；偿还；付出代价；受到惩罚；予以；致以；表达；用沥青（或焦油）填塞（甲板或木船接缝）以防止漏水；惩罚；奖赏
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dadn.爸爸
"mid 16th cent． （in the sense ‘bundle of straw to lie on’）： the senses may not be of common origin； the meaning ‘underpart of an animal's foot' is perhaps related to Low German
