cushion

n.（隔离两个表面的）垫；垫子；起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物；（台球等运动）（台球桌内侧边缘的）弹性衬里

vt.使免遭损害；使免受令人不快的影响；（用垫子）使柔和；（跌倒或碰撞时）起缓冲作用

noun

1. 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
2. （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。
3. 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。
4. （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

1. （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。
2. 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。
3. （用垫子）使柔和，使松软
   to make sth soft with a cushion

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

cushion 垫子

来自拉丁词culcita, 垫子，词源同quilt.

1. The kitten was curled on a cushion on the sofa.
   那只小猫在沙发垫子上蜷缩成了一团。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
   住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。
9. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
   用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
10. Tack the cord around the cushion.
    用粗线沿着垫子边绷一圈。
11. He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth
    他坐在壁炉边上的一块绣花软垫上。
12. Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head.
    头枕垫子仰卧。
13. The bush acted as a cushion to my fall.
    矮树丛缓冲了我的下跌。
14. 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。
15. A combination of cushion blasting and line-drilling can be suitable.
    缓冲爆破和轮廓线钻眼法结合使用可能比较合适。
16. Powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.
    有效的减震装置缓解了我们着陆时的冲撞力。
17. The air bag would inflate in event of a collision to cushion front seat passengers.
    如果发生撞车，气袋会充气胀开保护前座的乘客。
18. But the car and cushion the walls are dark red.
    但这部车的坐垫和四壁都是深红色的。
19. They feel great and offer a good amount of cushion and thickness.
    他们感觉非常好，并提供了良好的缓冲量和厚度。
20. 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。
21. The application of air bag as air cushion, balancer or vibration isolator in press has been proposed.
    介绍气囊在压力机上作为气垫、平衡器与隔振体的应用。
22. This provides a cushion against fall in the market.
    这为市场下跌提供了一种缓冲。
23. She thumped the cushion flat.
    她把那垫子捶平了。
24. 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。
25. To optimize the design of water cushion belt conveyor, the basic design parameters of it were studied.
    为了进一步完善水垫带式输送机的设计，对其基本参数之间的关系进行了研究。
26. This paper introduced the control of a gyration brake and gyration cushion of EX220-3 hydraulic excavator.
    本文介绍了EX220-3型液压挖掘机回转过程中回转停放制动器的控制与回转缓冲的控制。
27. 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。
28. He covered the cushion with new material.
    他给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。
29. She embroidered the cushion with flowers.
    她把垫子绣上了花。
30. Remove motor and control valve for air cushion.
    拆卸气垫的电机和控制阀。