pad
noun /pæd/
/pæd/
- a thick piece of soft material that is used, for example, for cleaning or protecting something or for holding liquid
（吸收液体、保洁或保护用的）软垫，护垫，垫状物 - medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin
敏感皮肤药物清洗棉 - sanitary pads (= that a woman uses during her period)
卫生棉垫
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- adhesive
- cotton
- …
- medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin
- a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge
便笺本；拍纸簿 - a sketch/writing pad
速写簿；拍纸簿 - She always kept a pad and pencil by the phone.
她总是在电话旁放一个便笺簿和一支铅笔。 - She doodled on a pad as she spoke.
她一边说话一边在拍纸簿上乱涂乱画。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- memo
- note
- scratch
- …
- on a/the pad
- a sketch/writing pad
- the soft part under the foot of a cat, dog, etc.
爪垫；肉掌 - A cat detects vibrations through the pads of its feet.
猫通过脚垫检测振动。
- A cat detects vibrations through the pads of its feet.
- a small piece of rough material used for cleaning pans, surfaces, etc.
百洁布，菜瓜布（刷锅等的小块粗糙材料） - a scouring pad
刷洗用的金属丝球
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- adhesive
- cotton
- …
- a scouring pad
- a flat surface where a spacecraft or a helicopter takes off and lands
发射台；停机坪 - helicopter landing pads
直升机停机坪 - Two booster rockets will power the shuttle off the pad.
两枚助推火箭将为航天飞机提供动力。
- helicopter landing pads
- [usually plural] a piece of thick material that you wear in some sports, for example football and cricket, to protect parts of your body
（运动用）防护垫（如护腿、护肘等） - knee pads
护膝
- knee pads
- the large flat leaf of some water plants, especially the water lily
浮叶（尤见于睡莲） - floating lily pads
睡莲的浮叶
- floating lily pads
- [usually singular] (informal) the place where somebody lives, especially a flat
住所；（尤指）公寓 - He moved back into his old bachelor pad.
他搬回了他以前的单身公寓。
- He moved back into his old bachelor pad.
of soft material软材料
of paper纸张
of animal’s foot动物的足
for cleaning用于清洗
for spacecraft/helicopter航天器；直升机
for protection用于防护
of water plants水生植物
flat/apartment公寓
词源noun mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bundle of straw to lie on’): the senses may not be of common origin; the meaning ‘underpart of an animal's foot’ is perhaps related to Low German pad ‘sole of the foot’; the history remains obscure.