cushions

英 [ˈkʊʃnz]

美 [ˈkʊʃnz]

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
cushion的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Banks are funding themselves more conservatively and are maintaining much larger cushions of safe and liquid financial assets.
  银行对本身的资金支持更为保守，为安全和流动性金融资产保持了更大的缓冲余地。
• He switched on the light and plumped up the cushions.
  他打开了灯，拍松了靠垫。
• We sat on cushions heaped on the floor.
  我们坐在堆在地板上的软垫上。
• Mechanical properties of honeycomb paperboard cushions of different structures were analyzed and the optimum structure was obtained.
  对不同结构的蜂窝纸缓冲垫作了力学性能分析，得到其结构的最优组合。
• A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
  临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
• The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.
  靠垫给房间添了一抹亮色，不然房间看上去可能太素净了。
• He was annoyed that we had one of his cushions.
  我们用了他的一个坐垫，他很生气。
• It is fine to sit in a chair or on an arrangement of cushions on the floor.
  坐在椅子上或地板上的一些软垫上都可以。
• She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions.
  一群人冷不防地冒出来，跑来跑去地拍松垫子，这把她吓坏了。
• Let your baby sit on the floor propped up with plenty of cushions to support him.
  让宝宝坐在地板上，多放几个垫子让他倚靠。