pad1/pæd; pæd/n [C] 1 a thick piece of soft material used to protect something or make it more comfortable 衬垫﹔护垫: +of a pad of cotton wool 一块药棉knee/elbow/shin etc pad (=worn to protect part of your body when playing a sport) 护膝/护肘/护胫等 2 several sheets of paper fastened together, used for writing or drawing 便笺本﹐拍纸簿: a sketch pad 速写簿
pad2v padded , padding 1 [I + adv/prep] to walk somewhere quietly 轻轻地走﹐放轻脚步走2 also 又作 pad out [T] to make a piece of writing longer by adding unnecessary words or information〔用多余的文字或信息〕拉长〔文章〕﹐填凑