pad1 /pæd/ ●●○ S3 noun [countableC] 1 soft material 柔软的材料TD a thick flat object made of cloth or rubber, used to protect or clean something, or to make something more comfortable 垫,衬垫;护垫pad of Press on the wound with a large pad of cotton wool. 用大块药棉按住伤口。
Use an abrasive pad for stubborn stains. 用百洁布擦洗顽固污渍。
knee/elbow/shin/shoulder pad (=a pad that you wear to protect a part of your body when you are playing a sport) 护膝/护肘/护胫/护肩
→5 see picture at 见图 sport1 2 paper 纸TCNWRITE several sheets of paper fastened together, used for writing or drawing 便笺本,拍纸簿writing/sketch/memo/legal etc pad a box of paints and a sketch pad 一盒颜料和一本速写本
Keep a telephone pad and a pen to hand. 手边准备一本电话记事簿和一支笔。
3 flat ground 平地 a piece of flat ground where small aircraft can land 小型停机坪launch/landing/helicopter pad The hospital has built a helicopter pad. 那家医院建了一块直升机停机坪。
4. animal’s foot 动物的足HBA the flesh on the bottom of the foot of a cat, dog etc 〔猫、狗等动物的〕肉掌,爪垫 5. apartment 公寓 old-fashioned informalDHHOME someone’s apartment or the room where they live 公寓;房间 6. water plant 水生植物HBP the leaf of a water lily 〔睡莲的〕浮叶 → launch pad, helicopter pad