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wad

UK //wɒd//US //wɑːd//

词源

源自中古英语 'wadde',可能与古诺尔斯语 'vað'(布料)或荷兰语 'watte'(棉花)有关,最初指填充用的材料。

noun

❶ 指一团或一叠柔软的物体,通常指纸张、钞票、棉花等材料被揉捏或折叠后形成的团块。

“He pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket.”

(他从口袋里掏出一叠现金。)

“She crumpled the paper into a wad and threw it away.”

(她把纸揉成一团扔掉了。)

❶ 指弹药中的填充物,用于固定子弹或炮弹的位置,通常由纤维或纸制成。

“The shotgun shell contains a wad to hold the pellets in place.”

(霰弹枪的弹壳里有一个填充物来固定弹丸。)

“He carefully removed the wad from the old rifle cartridge.”

(他小心地从旧步枪弹壳中取出填充物。)

同义词:bundle, lump, mass, clump, ball

verb

❶ 将某物揉捏或折叠成团块状,通常指纸张、布料等柔软材料。

“She wadded up the receipt and tossed it in the trash.”

(她把收据揉成一团扔进了垃圾桶。)

“He wadded his socks into a ball before putting them in the drawer.”

(他把袜子揉成一团塞进了抽屉。)

同义词:crumple, scrunch, ball up, compress, bundle

常见短语

a wad of — 表示“一叠”或“一团”某物,通常用于描述钞票、纸张等可折叠的物品。

“He handed me a wad of bills to pay for the car.”

(他递给我一叠钞票来支付车款。)

wad up — 指将某物揉成团或折叠起来,常用于描述纸张、布料等柔软物品。

“She wadded up the old notes and threw them away.”

(她把旧笔记揉成一团扔掉了。)