pad out
phrasal verbpad something out
- to put soft material into a piece of clothing in order to change its shape
给(衣服)加衬垫 - to make something such as an article, seem longer or more impressive by adding things that are unnecessary
(用多余的话)延长(文章等);充篇幅 - The report was padded out with extracts from previous documents.
该报告摘抄过去的文件而加长了篇幅。
- The report was padded out with extracts from previous documents.