cushion

• n. 垫子；起缓解作用之物；（猪等的）臀肉；银行储蓄
• vt. 给…安上垫子；把…安置在垫子上；缓和…的冲击

来自拉丁词culcita, 垫子，词源同quilt.

1. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;

"the old car needed a new set of shocks"

2. a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

cushion

cushion: [14] Ultimately, cushion and quilt are the same word. Both come from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’, which is related to Sanskrit kūrcás ‘bundle’, and both reached English via rather circuitous routes. In Gallo-Roman (the descendant of Latin spoken in France from the 5th to the 9th centuries) culcita underwent a transformation which produced Old French coissin and cussin, which Middle English borrowed as quisshon and cushin.

The complexity of forms spawned by these was quite staggering – the OED records nearly seventy spellings of the word – but by the 17th century things had settled down, with cushion emerging the winner. Cushy [20], incidentally, is quite unrelated, being a borrowing from Hindi khūsh ‘pleasant’.
=> quilt

cushion (n.)

c. 1300, from Old French coissin "seat cushion" (12c., Modern French coussin), probably a variant of Vulgar Latin *coxinum, from Latin coxa "hip, thigh," or from Latin culcita "mattress." Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the plural of this word in Middle English wills and inventories. Also from the French word are Italian cuscino, Spanish cojin.

cushion (v.)

1730s, from cushion (n.). In the figurative sense, from 1863. Related: Cushioned; cushioning.

matching curtains and cushions

颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫

牛津词典

a floor cushion (= a large cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)

地板坐垫

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a pile of scatter cushions (= small cushions , often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.)

一堆小靠垫

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(figurative)a cushion of moss on a rock

岩石上的一层苔藓

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A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.

气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。

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His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems.

他的积蓄好比一个舒适的垫子，可以缓解拮据之苦。

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The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.

那支球队上半场射进两球，奠定了稳操胜券的基础。

牛津词典

My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.

积雪很厚，我跌得不重。

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The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession.

国家南部保护得好，没有受到经济衰退造成的最恶劣影响。

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He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking) .

他把我兄弟死亡的消息直接告诉了我，没有试图减轻此事对我的打击。

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Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.

住房福利可以减轻人们生活的艰辛。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The price rises will be cushioned by welfare benefits...

社会福利将缓解价格上涨带来的负面影响。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform...

他们称需要西方的援助来缓解重大改革带来的冲击。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a velvet cushion.

天鹅绒垫子

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The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.

该公司用泡沫塑料包住牌匾，以防止其在运输过程中受损。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There is also a new steering wheel with an energy absorbing rim to cushion the driver's head in the worst impacts...

还配有轮缘部分具有减震功能的新型方向盘，以在受到严重撞击时保护司机的头部。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of riding over rough roads.

汽车的悬架装置是用来减轻行驶在崎岖路面时乘客的颠簸感的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When from ground 1 meter, turns on the landing cushion engine, the airship safe landing.

在距离地面1米时, 打开着陆缓冲发动机, 飞船安全着陆.

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Blanket is divided into ordinary air cushion rubber blanket and blanket.

橡皮布分为气垫橡皮布和普通橡皮布.

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The cushion was stuck full of pins.

针垫上插满了针.

辞典例句

Wheelchair, Detachable armrest and footrest, Painted frame, PVC cushion.

合金轮椅, 活动扶手、脚踏, PVC坐背垫.

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Electrically Leisure sofa Main function: 1 . Electrical control back cushion angle, 2 . Motion type foot pad.

电动足浴沙发主要功能: 1. 电动调节靠背角度, 2. 移动式脚垫.

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She sat there, reclined against a foam rubber cushion.

她在那儿倚靠着海绵橡胶垫坐着.

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She embroidered flowers on the cushion.

她在垫子上绣花.

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She thumped the cushion flat.

她把那垫子捶平了.

辞典例句

C : May I have a look at the cushion cover?

我可以看一下垫子罩子 吗 ?

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