cushion
常考释义
1.软垫；坐垫；靠垫a cloth bag filled with soft material or feathers that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable
matching curtains and cushions颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫
a floor cushion(= a large cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)地板坐垫
a pile of scatter cushions(= small cushions , often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.)一堆小靠垫
a cushion of moss on a rock岩石上的一层苔藓
2.（隔离两个表面的）垫a layer of sth between two surfaces that keeps them apart
A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。
3.[ususing]~ (against sth)起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物something that protects you against sth unpleasant that might happen
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。
The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.球队上半场射进两球，吃了颗定心丸。
4.（台球桌内侧边缘的）弹性衬里the soft inside edge along each side of the table, that the balls bounce off
1.~ sth（跌倒或碰撞时）起缓冲作用，缓和冲击to make the effect of a fall or hit less severe
My fall was cushioned by the deep snow.积雪很厚，我跌得不重。
2.~ sb/sth (against/from sth)缓和打击to protect sb/sth from being hurt or damaged or from the unpleasant effects of sth
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。
He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow(= make the news less shocking) .他把我弟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。
3.[usupass]~ sth（用垫子）使柔和，使松软to make sth soft with a cushion
Whether, and how much, a bank's capital cushion should be allowed to fall.
无论如何、无论多少，银行的缓冲资本必须得下调。
Now, as a fierce fiscal retrenchment begins, the bank is expected to cushion the impact by keeping monetary policy looser for longer.
如今，英国开始实施严格的财政紧缩措施，预计银行将在更长一段时间里保持宽松的货币政策以缓和由此带来的冲击。
His answer was to lift the vessel out of the water by making it ride on a cushion of air, no more than one or two feet thick.
他的解决办法是，用船底下一英尺或二英尺厚的气垫将船托出水面。
It was a cushion that turned out to be the difference between surviving intact and becoming a ward of the state.
最终，这笔资金成为福特可以完整生存或沦为国家援助对象的关键。
Politeness is like an air cushion; there may be noting in it, but it eases our jolts wonderfully.
礼貌就像是一只气垫：里面可能什么都没有，但却能奇妙地减轻颠簸。
An air cushion disc is adopted as a walking mechanism of a mobile car lifting unit.
采用气垫盘作为移动架车单元的行走机构。
And later that day I made a nasty discovery that my own financial cushion was considerably less comfortable than I had thought it was.
那天晚些时候，我还痛苦地发现，自己的财务储备远不入此前认为的那么让人放心。
Villus child to be placed in a carton, the middle cushion some rags, fed after Add to Waterloo, Waterloo will be placed in the dark.
绒毛雏可先安置在一只纸盒内，中间垫些碎布，喂过后放入窝中，将窝置于暗处。
These structures look even shakier when the collateral cushion is, as is often the case, risky bonds - not cash.
这些结构看，甚至步当抵押品余量，因为通常情况下，高风险债券，而不是现金。
Even if Sallie's debt falls to junk levels and its access to capital markets is restricted, these will give it a cushion to fall back on.
即使Sallie的债务信用降到了最低等级，并被限制进入资本市场，这两大银行都将会给它一条后路。
Now Hertha has a bit of a points cushion between themselves and the drop zone.
如今赫塔还有几分作为他们与降级区间的缓冲。
Adjust your expenses and budget to the expected new income level before you make a move and save as much money as you can for a cushion.
在变动之前，根据新职位的预计收入来调整你的开销预算，尽可能多攒点钱以备不时只需。
"There is room, there is a cushion, " he said. "The question is, how long before everyone can get back up to 100 percent? "
“目前还有一定的缓冲馀地，”他表示，“问题在于所有企业恢复全面生产会需要多长时间？”
Pad cushion It was the idea of supporting a craft on a 'pad', or cushion, of low-pressure air, ringed with a curtain of higher pressure air.
他的设想是：用一个低压空气垫或软垫来支撑船体，软垫周围用高压空气环绕。
"This underscores the need for regional integration to cushion ourselves against the vacillations of economic waves abroad, " he said.
他继续说，“这实际上强调了地区整合的需要以减轻地区外经济动荡对我们的影响。”
It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.
20岁左右的女士，用一个大大的加菲猫沙发靠垫，或者手机上装饰有凯蒂猫，已经司空见惯。
An average loan-to-deposit ratio of 65%, as of June, would seem to imply at least a 13. 5% cushion of ready liquidity still in the system.
如果截至6月份平均贷存比为65%，那么似乎就说明银行系统内至少还有13.5%的可用流动性作为缓冲。
He said the Russian promises helped to "cushion the circumstances, " but were not what induced her to accept the deal.
他同时表示：俄罗斯承诺了在过渡时期向她提供帮助，但这并不是在诱使她接受交换。
The insole (EVA sock liner) that the PT-03 comes with is a standard foam insert that provides a bit of cushion but no support.
附带的鞋垫（EVA鞋垫）是标准的泡沫鞋垫，提供了一点减震性，但没有提供支撑性。
Now the careless Goldilocks had not put the hard cushion straight when she rose from the chair of the Great Big Bear.
现在他们发现粗心的金发姑娘在从大大熊的椅子中站起来时，没有把椅垫放整齐。
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