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词汇 cushioned
释义 cushioned
past simple and past participle ofcushion
cushion
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈkʊʃ.ən/ us /ˈkʊʃ.ən/
to make the effect or force of something softer: 对(某事物的影响或力量)起缓冲作用
The soft grass cushioned his fall.柔软的草地减缓了他摔落时的冲力。
The striker cushioned the ball on his chest and turned and volleyed it into the net.
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Idiom


cushion the blow

Examples of cushioned


cushioned

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


But their acceptance was cushioned by the idea that state regulations were an anomaly not to be repeated.
It is the condition of most modern societies to be cushioned by our own readiness to accept the maximum number of comforts affordable.
Older staff facing structural and technological change in the workplace could bow out ' gracefully ', cushioned by lump sum payments and secure pensions.
A cushioned ergonomic chair was used with seat height adjusted so that the working height was 3 cm below seated elbow height.
Most preferred to work their plots alone, so that the risks involved in gold digging were not cushioned by cooperation and solidarity.
It is tempting to think that this area was cushioned from the worst effects of the late sixteenth century agrarian crises.
London's annual expenditure, at approximately £170,000, was unique in terms of the heavy burden and was cushioned by an annual government contribution of £100,000.
Their effect on the economy is cushioned by the savings of the higher income groups.
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Although structural funds have cushioned the region from further decline, its relative competitiveness has slipped as other regions have improved their economic performance.
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I hope they are not being cushioned in any way by these payments.
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That, to a certain extent, has cushioned the effect, particularly of the huge increase in the whisky tax.
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It is easy to say that unemployment is cushioned by benefits.
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This could be cushioned, and could almost be avoided, if one had a wider industrial base than has existed in the past.
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However, there is one class which will be affected by the clause and which may be cushioned, to a degree, by the amendment.
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This exceeds their domestic profits alone, but the effect will be cushioned by their enormous international profits.
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