padding

• 名词，指用于填充、缓冲、保护或增加体积与舒适感的柔软材料；也指为凑数或扩充篇幅而添加的内容。

A noun referring to soft material used to fill, cushion, or protect something, or to add bulk or comfort.

不可数

1. Soft material for protectionB1formal

   Soft material used to fill or line something for comfort, protection, or shape.

   衬垫

   • The jacket has extra padding in the shoulders.
   • The box was filled with foam padding to protect the fragile items.
   • He added padding to the chair to make it more comfortable.

   同义词buffercushioningfillingliningpackingstuffingwadding

2. Unnecessary contentB2informal

   Extra words or information added to a speech, article, or document to make it longer without adding value.

   废话

   • The essay was full of padding to meet the word count.
   • The speaker used a lot of padding to fill the time.
   • The report could be shorter without all the padding.

   同义词deadwoodfillerfluffredundancyverbiagewordiness

   反义词essencegistsubstance

• 动词，表示添加额外材料或内容以使某物更长或更充实，或表示轻步悄悄地行走。

A verb used to indicate the act of adding extra material or content, often to make something longer or more substantial, or to move softly.

1. Walk softlyB1formal

   To walk with soft, quiet steps, often without shoes.

   轻轻地走

   • She padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.
   • He padded silently down the hallway.
   • The cat padded softly across the wooden floor.

   同义词creeppussyfootstealtiptoetread-softly

   反义词stampstomptramp

2. Add unnecessary contentB2informal

   To add extra, often irrelevant, material to make something longer or seem more substantial.

   充数

   • The author padded the essay with long quotes.
   • He padded his resume with irrelevant experience.
   • The report was padded with unnecessary statistics.

   同义词augmentbloatembellishinflatespin outstretch

   反义词abridgecondensecurtailshortentrim

3. Protect or cushionB1formal

   To cover or fill something with soft material for protection or comfort.

   垫

   • They padded the box with foam to protect the fragile items.
   • The chair was padded with thick cushions.
   • She padded her jacket with extra insulation for the cold weather.

   同义词buffercushionfilllinepackstuffupholster

   反义词exposeuncover