cushion

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable. 坐墊
...a velvet cushion. …一個天鵞羢坐墊。
2. N-COUNT A cushion is a soft pad or barrier, especially one that protects something. 軟墊
The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping. 該公司提供一種聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料墊層用來在裝運時保護牌匾。
3. N-COUNT Something that is a cushion against something unpleasant reduces its effect. 緩解物
Welfare provides a cushion against hardship. 福利給睏苦提供了一個緩解。
4. V-T Something that cushions an object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact. 緩沖
There is also a new steering wheel with an energy-absorbing rim to cushion the driver's head in the worst impacts. 還有新式方曏磐，其邊緣具有減震功能在最嚴重的沖擊中緩沖保護司機的頭部。
5. V-T To cushion the effect of something unpleasant means to reduce it. 緩解
They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform. 他們說需要西方國家的援助以緩解重大變革的沖擊。