1 a bag filled with soft material, for example feathers, which you put on a chair, etc to make it more comfortable 软垫子;坐垫;椅垫
☞A cushion on a bed is a pillow. 枕头叫做pillow。
2 something that acts or is shaped like a cushion 具有软垫功能的东西;垫状物:
A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.气垫船在垫子般的空气上行驶。
cushion²
/ˈkʊʃn ||; ˈkυʃən/verb[T]
1 to make a fall, hit, etc less painful 缓冲;减轻(坠落、受打击时等的)痛楚:
The snow cushioned his fall.他跌在雪地上,所以伤得不重。
2 to reduce the unpleasant effect of sth 减少(某事物的不良影响):
She spent her childhood on a farm, cushioned from the effects of the war.她的童年在农场度过,这减少了战争对她的影响。
cushion1/ˋkUʃən; ˈkʊʃ$n/n [C]1 a bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable [→ pillow] 垫子2 something that stops one thing from hitting another 起垫子作用的东西﹔缓冲物: Good sports shoes provide a cushion when running. 好的运动鞋可以在跑动时提供缓冲作用。
cushion2v [T] 1 if something soft cushions a fall or a hit, it makes it less painful 缓冲: His landing was cushioned by the snow. 积雪缓解了他着地时的冲撞力。2 to reduce the effects of something unpleasant 减轻〔令人不快事物的后果〕