n.[C]

1. 垫子；坐垫；靠垫
   The whole family knelt on cushions to pray.

   全家人跪在跪垫上祈祷。

2. 垫状物；缓冲器；减震垫
   The bush acted as a cushion to my fall.

   这灌木在我摔下时起了缓冲作用。

3. （撞球台的）橡皮边
4. （猪等的）臀肉

vt.

1. 给……安上垫子[H]
   The chairs are cushioned.

   椅子装有褥垫。

2. 把……安置在垫子上
3. 缓和……的冲击
   The training program helps to cushion the effect of unemployment.

   这项训练计划有助于缓冲失业造成的影响。

   Snow cushioned my fall.

   因为下面是雪，所以我跌得不重。

4. 暗中压制；掩盖

n.

1. a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on.
2. something providing support or protection against impact.
   ▸the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the ball rebounds.

v.

1. soften the effect of an impact on.
2. mitigate the adverse effects of:
   to cushion the blow, wages were increased.