cushioned

英 [ˈkʊʃnd]

美 [ˈkʊʃnd]

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的过去式

过去式：cushioned　

BNC.24607 / COCA.25014

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

adj

• softened by the addition of cushions or padding
  Synonym:cushionypadded

双语例句

• "I remember," I answered her and got up from the cushioned seat.
  “我记得，”我答道，然后从软垫椅起身。
• The seat is a cushioned chair which can be turned around in any direction.
  列车员：座位是带软垫的椅子，可以朝各个方向转动。
• But Australia's mining boom has cushioned the economy from the worst effects of the global credit squeeze.
  然而，澳大利亚的矿业繁荣使它的经济在全球信贷危机的恶劣影响下得以喘息。
• When you write, avoid sandwiching the bad news between an irrelevant, indirect, or overly cushioned beginning and end.
  在写文章时，不要把坏消息夹在毫不相关、拐弯抹角或过度铺垫的开头和结尾中间。
• We've been cushioned against the full effects of the recession.
  我们被保护起来，以免受到经济萧条的全面影响。
• This autumn, she even heard that some workers had received cushioned seats.
  这个秋天，她甚至还听说一些工友收到了柔软的坐垫。
• She cushioned the baby's head in her lap.
  她让婴儿的头部枕在自己大腿上。
• 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。
• The grass cushioned his fall.
  草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞击。
• Likewise, Malaysia is partly cushioned by the global demand for palm oil.
  同样，棕榈油的全球需求在某种程度上也为马来西亚提供了缓冲。