Cushion



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• n. 坐垫; v. 缓冲
• ［英］ n. 坐垫 ( a pillow or soft pad for sitting or kneeling on) ; v. 缓冲 ( to act as a cushion)
• ［例］ Nothing can cushion the severity of the electoral defeat.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English cusshin, from Anglo-French cussin, quissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxinus, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxa
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
• 2. a bodily part resembling a pad
• 3. something resembling a cushion: as
  • a. pillow 2
  • b. rat 3
  • c. a pad of springy rubber along the inside of the rim of a billiard table
  • d. a padded insert in a shoe
  • e. an elastic body for reducing shock
  • f. a mat laid under a large rug to ease the effect of wear
• 4.
  • a. something (as an economic factor or a medical procedure) serving to mitigate the effects of disturbances or disorders
  • b. a reserve supply (as of money)
  • c. a comfortable lead 4-0 cushion in the ninth inning
• ? cushionless adjective
• ? cushiony adjective

II. transitive verb (cushioned; cushioning)

• Date: circa 1738
• 1. to seat or place on a cushion
• 2. to suppress by ignoring
• 3. to furnish with a cushion cushioned seat
• 4.
  • a. to mitigate the effects of <trying to cushion the blow
  • b. to protect against force or shock <cushion the ride
• 5. to check gradually so as to minimize shock of moving parts

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