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cushion

noun
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  1. (North American English also pillow)
     a cloth bag filled with soft material or feathers that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable软垫；坐垫；靠垫
    • matching curtains and cushions颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫
    • a floor cushion (= a large cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)地板坐垫
    • (figurative) a cushion of moss on a rock岩石上的一层苔藓
    • I rested my elbow on a cushion.我胳膊肘支着靠垫。
    • She plumped up the sofa cushions before the guests arrived.客人到来之前，她把沙发垫子都拍蓬松了。
    see also scatter cushion, whoopee cushionTopics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • plump
    • soft
    • couch
    • …
    verb + cushion
    • plump
    • plump up
    cushion + noun
    • cover
    preposition
    • on a/​the cushion
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  2. a layer of something between two surfaces that keeps them apart（隔离两个表面的）垫
    • A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。🔊🔊
    • Underlay forms a cushion between the carpet and the floor, to minimize wear.垫层在地毯和地板之间形成缓冲，以最大程度地减少磨损。
  3. [usually singular] cushion (against something) something that protects you against something unpleasant that might happen起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物
    • His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems.他的积蓄好比一个舒适的垫子，可以缓解财务问题。🔊🔊
    • The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.球队上半场射进两球，吃了颗定心丸。🔊🔊
  4. (in the game of billiards, etc.台球等运动) the soft inside edge along each side of the table that the balls bounce off（台球桌内侧边缘的）弹性衬里
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion’, from cubitus ‘elbow’.

cushion

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cushion
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he / she / it cushions
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past simple cushioned
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past participle cushioned
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-ing form cushioning
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  1. cushion something to make the effect of a fall or hit less severe（跌倒或碰撞时）起缓冲作用，缓和冲击
    • My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.积雪很厚，我跌得不重。🔊🔊
  2. cushion somebody/something (against/from something) to protect somebody/something from being hurt or damaged or from the unpleasant effects of something缓和打击
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking).他把我弟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。🔊🔊
    • Homeowners will be cushioned from any tax rises.房产业主将免受税费提高的影响。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion’, from cubitus ‘elbow’.