cushion

英 [ˈkʊʃn]

美 [ˈkʊʃn]

n.  软垫; 坐垫; 靠垫; (隔离两个表面的)垫; 起保护(或缓冲)作用的事物
v.  (跌倒或碰撞时)起缓冲作用，缓和冲击; 缓和打击; (用垫子)使柔和，使松软

复数：cushions　过去分词：cushioned　过去式：cushioned　现在分词：cushioning　第三人称单数：cushions　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6092 / COCA.6893

牛津词典

noun

• 软垫；坐垫；靠垫
  a cloth bag filled with soft material or feathers that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable
  1. matching curtains and cushions
     颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫
  2. a floor cushion (= a large cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)
     地板坐垫
  3. a pile of scatter cushions (= small cushions , often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.)
     一堆小靠垫
  4. a cushion of moss on a rock
     岩石上的一层苔藓
• （隔离两个表面的）垫
  a layer of sth between two surfaces that keeps them apart
  1. A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.
     气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。
• 起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物
  something that protects you against sth unpleasant that might happen
  1. 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。
  2. The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.
     那支球队上半场射进两球，奠定了稳操胜券的基础。
• （台球桌内侧边缘的）弹性衬里
  the soft inside edge along each side of the table, that the balls bounce off

verb

• （跌倒或碰撞时）起缓冲作用，缓和冲击
  to make the effect of a fall or hit less severe
  1. My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.
     积雪很厚，我跌得不重。
• 缓和打击
  to protect sb/sth from being hurt or damaged or from the unpleasant effects of sth
  1. 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。
  2. He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking) .
     他把我兄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。
• （用垫子）使柔和，使松软
  to make sth soft with a cushion

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 垫子;软垫;坐垫;靠垫
  Acushionis a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
  1. ...a velvet cushion.
     天鹅绒垫子
• N-COUNT (尤指起保护作用的)护垫，隔垫
  Acushionis a soft pad or barrier, especially one that protects something.
  1. The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.
     该公司用泡沫塑料包住牌匾，以防止其在运输过程中受损。
• VERB 减少对…的震动;缓和对…的冲击
  Something thatcushionsan object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact.
  1. There is also a new steering wheel with an energy absorbing rim to cushion the driver's head in the worst impacts...
     还配有轮缘部分具有减震功能的新型方向盘，以在受到严重撞击时保护司机的头部。
  2. The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of riding over rough roads.
     汽车的悬架装置是用来减轻行驶在崎岖路面时乘客的颠簸感的。
• VERB 减轻(令人不快的影响)
  Tocushionthe effect of something unpleasant means to reduce it.
  1. They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform...
     他们称需要西方的援助来缓解重大改革带来的冲击。
  2. The price rises will be cushioned by welfare benefits...
     社会福利将缓解价格上涨带来的负面影响。
  3. The subsidies are designed to cushion farmers against unpredictable weather.
     这些补助金用于减轻农民因难以预测的恶劣天气而遭受的损失。
• N-COUNT 起保护(或缓冲)作用的事物
  Something that is acushion againstsomething unpleasant reduces its effect.
  1. Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
     住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。

英英释义

noun

• a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
• the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
• a mechanical damper
  1. the old car needed a new set of shocks
  Synonym:shock absorbershock

verb

• protect from impact
  1. cushion the blow
  Synonym:buffersoften

双语例句

• Jets of compressed air lift the hovercraft off the ground, and flexible skirts around the craft retain the air cushion, and help to keep it stable.
  压缩空气的喷射气流将气垫船浮在地面上，船的四周有柔性围裙来维持气垫并使气垫船稳定。
• The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.
  该公司用泡沫塑料包住牌匾，以防止其在运输过程中受损。
• The XLR's seats are both heated and cooled in the back and the cushion.
  在XLR的座位都是加热和冷却的背部和坐垫。
• He lay on the sofa with a cushion under his head.
  他躺在沙发上，头底下枕了一个靠垫。
• They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform
  他们称需要西方的援助来缓解重大改革带来的冲击。
• The price rises will be cushioned by welfare benefits
  社会福利将缓解价格上涨带来的负面影响。
• Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
  用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
• She slip and fall, but have a soft landing on some cushion.
  她滑倒了，好在是跌在一些垫子上了。
• This provides a cushion against fall in the market.
  这为市场下跌提供了一种缓冲。
• He covered the cushion with new material.
  他给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。