cushion 英 [ˈkʊʃn] 　 美 [ˈkʊʃən]

cushion

cushion　 英 [ˈkʊʃn] 美 [ˈkʊʃən]

n. 垫子；　 vt. 缓冲　

进行时:cushioning　 过去式:cushioned　 过去分词:cushioned　 第三人称单数:cushions　 名词复数:cushions　

She made a cushion out of rags. 　她用碎布头做了个靠垫.
a floor cushion　地板坐垫

  • Fabric filled with foam, feathers, or other padding material makes a cushion, which can be used to make something like a chair or sofa more comfortable.
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  • n. 垫子；
  • vt. 缓冲

  • 1. She made a cushion out of rags.

    她用碎布头做了个靠垫.

  • 2. a floor cushion

    地板坐垫

  • 3. His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems.

    他的积蓄恰似舒适的垫子，对抗缓解财务问题。

  • 4. My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.

    我的摔跤被厚雪缓冲了。

  • cushion (n.) c. 1300, from Old French coissin "seat cushion" (12c., Modern French coussin), probably a variant of Vulgar Latin *coxinum, from Latin coxa "hip, thigh," or from Latin culcita "mattress." Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the plural of this word in Middle English wills and inventories. Also from the French word are Italian cuscino, Spanish cojin.
  • cushion (v.) 1730s, from cushion (n.). In the figurative sense, from 1863. Related: Cushioned; cushioning.
cush·ion / ˈkʊʃn ; NAmE ˈkʊʃn / noun , verb cushion cushions cushioned cushioning noun 1 ( NAmE also pil·low ) a cloth bag filled with soft material or feathers that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable 软垫；坐垫；靠垫 ◆ matching curtains and cushions 颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫 ◆ a floor cushion (= a large cushionthat you put on the floor to sit on) 地板坐垫 ◆ a pile of scatter cushions (= small cushions,often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.) 一堆零星散布的靠垫 ◆ ( figurative) a cushion of moss on a rock 岩石上的一层苔藓 2 a layer of sth between two surfaces that keeps them apart （隔离两个表面的）垫 ◆ A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air. 气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。 3 [usually singular ] cushion(against sth) something that protects you against sth unpleasant that might happen 起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物 ◆ His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems. 他的积蓄好比一个舒适的垫子，可以缓解拮据之苦。 ◆ The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half. 球队上半场射进两球，吃了颗定心丸。 4 (in the game of billiards,etc. 枱球等运动 ) the soft inside edge along each side of the table, that the balls bounceoff （枱球桌内侧边缘的）弹性衬里 verb 1 cushionsth to make the effect of a fall or hit less severe （跌倒或碰撞时）起缓冲作用，缓和冲击 ◆ My fall was cushioned by the deep snow. 积雪很厚，我跌得不重。 2 cushionsb/sth (against/from sth) to protect sb/sth from being hurt or damaged or from the unpleasant effects of sth 缓和打击 ◆ The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession. 国家南部保护得好，没有受到经济衰退造成的最恶劣影响。 ◆ He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking). 他把我弟弟死亡的消息直接告诉了我，没有试图减轻此事对我的打击。 3 [usually passive ] cushionsth to make sth soft with a cushion （用垫子）使柔和，使松软 cush·ion / ˈkʊʃn ; NAmE ˈkʊʃn /
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