词汇 | cushioning |
释义 | cushioning present 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. Defending and protecting air defence anti-bug anti-mosquito baby bandobast cocoon duck duck and coveridiom embedded featherbedding fight back hedge insulate poisonous security camera security light self-protective self-protectiveness shelter smother Idiomcushion the blow Examples of cushioningcushioning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The design included a 7 mm thick cushioning foam layer under the grading rollers, however, to minimise drop damage to the tubers. In the absence of counter-frames protecting existing welfare values, issue associations have offered the left considerable cushioning. Cushioning such descents remains critical for the families experiencing these episodes. There's always an element of jealousy if you like, of uninformed ideological anger; but there's also enormous respect, support, cushioning, help, guidance and mentoring. In contrast, during the 2001-02 famine the cushioning effect of migrant labour was largely absent. Sulphur hexaflouride, a powerful greenhouse gas, is used as a cushioning agent in some training shoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has not even secured interim arrangements for cushioning the shock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unemployment benefit and redundancy payment are both humane and civilised methods of cushioning the impact of the misfortune of unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The grant will be paid in support of expenditure by those authorities, cushioning the impact on council tax payers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a cushioning for the consortia and does not provide the kind of spur to export for which one would look. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are only cushioning the allowances against inflation—that is, cushioning lower incomes groups against inflation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not assume that unemployment benefits can do all the short-term cushioning from hardship which is required. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why we are not hearing so much about the cushioning of prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is to be a cushioning, and a ceiling is to be imposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be premature to recommend other protective hats or caps, or cushioning of cars, until more is known about the degree of protection afforded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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