pad
US: /ˈpæd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
pad /pæd/- danh từ
- (từ lóng) đường cái
- gentleman (knight, squire) of the pad: kẻ cướp đường
- ngựa dễ cưỡi ((cũng) pad nag)
- (từ lóng) đường cái
- động từ
- đi chân, cuốc bộ
- to pad it; to pad the hoof: (từ lóng) cuốc bộ
- đi chân, cuốc bộ
- danh từ
- cái đệm, cái lót; yên ngựa có đệm
- tập giấy thấm; tập giấy (viết, vẽ)
- lõi hộp mực đóng dấu
- cái đệm ống chân (chơi bóng gậy cong...)
- gan bàn chân (loài vật); bàn chân (thỏ, cáo...)
- ngoại động từ
- đệm, lót, độn (áo...)
- ((thường) + out) nhồi nhét những thứ thừa (đầy câu, đầy sách...)
- to pad a sentence out: nhồi nhét những thứ thừa đầy câu
- padded cell
- buồng có tường lót đệm (để nhốt người điên)
- danh từ
- giỏ (dùng làm đơn vị đo lường)
- giỏ (dùng làm đơn vị đo lường)
- danh từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) ổ ăn chơi; tiệm hút
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
of soft material
1 a thick piece of soft material that is used, for example, for absorbing liquid, cleaning or protecting sth: medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin + sanitary pads (= that a woman uses during her PERIODS)
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of paper
2 a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge: a sketch / writing pad + She always kept a pad and pencil by the phone.
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of animal's foot
3 the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc: A cat detects vibrations through the pads of its feet.
for cleaning
4 [C] a small piece of rough material used for cleaning pans, surfaces, etc: a scouring pad
for spacecraft / helicopter
5 a flat surface where a spacecraft or a HELICOPTER takes off and lands: helicopter landing pads + Two booster rockets will power the shuttle off the pad.
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for protection
6 [usually pl.] a piece of thick material that you wear in some sports, for example football and cricket, to protect your legs, elbows, etc.
of water plants
7 the large flat leaf of some water plants, especially the WATER LILY: floating lily pads
flat / apartment
8 [usually sing.] (old-fashioned, informal) the place where sb lives, especially a flat/apartment: He moved back into his old bachelor pad.
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+ verb (-dd-)
add soft material
1 [VN] [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) to put a layer of soft material in or on sth in order to protect it, make it thicker or change its shape: All the sharp corners were padded with foam. + a padded jacket + a padded envelope (= for sending delicate objects)
walk quietly
2 [V +adv./prep.] to walk with quiet steps: She padded across the room to the window.
bills
3 [VN] (AmE) to dishonestly add items to bills to obtain more money: to pad bills / expense accounts
Phrasal Verbs: pad sth<->out
1 to put soft material into a piece of clothing in order to change its shape
2 to make sth such as an article, seem longer or more impressive by adding things that are unnecessary: The report was padded out with extracts from previous documents.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 cushion, pillow, wad, wadding, stuffing, padding, filling, filler:
Wrap a soft cotton pad over the wound to protect it.
2 writing-pad, note-pad, memo pad, block (of paper), jotter, US filler:
You'd best take a pad with you to make notes at the lecture.
3 flat, apartment, room(s), home, place, quarters, Colloq hang-out, Brit digs or diggings, Slang US flop:
A few friends are crashing at my pad while they're in town.
v.
4 cushion, wad, stuff, fill; upholster:
The chair seats are padded with foam rubber, but the arms are bare
5 Sometimes, pad out. expand, inflate, stretch, dilate, lengthen, protract, extend, blow up, flesh out, puff up, augment, spin out, amplify:
He pads his weekly newspaper column with trivia in order to fill the space.
Collocation
ADJ.
memo, message, note | drawing, sketch
PREP.
on a/the~
She doodled on a pad as she spoke.
Concise dictionary
padded|padding|padspædnoun
+a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
+the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
+a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
+a usually thin flat mass of padding
+a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
+temporary living quarters
+the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
verb
+add details to
+walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
+line or stuff with soft material
+add padding to
