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wadded

/wod/US // wɒd //UK // (wɒd) //

填充物,填充,加垫,加湿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
    • : a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.
    • : a roll of something, especially of bank notes.
    • : Informal. a comparatively large stock or quantity of something, especially money: He's got a healthy wad salted away.
    • : a plug of cloth, tow, paper, or the like, used to hold the powder or shot, or both, in place in a gun or cartridge.
    • : British Dialect. a bundle, especially a small one, of hay, straw, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
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    wad·ded, wad·ding.

    • : to form into a wad.
    • : to roll tightly: He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket.
    • : to hold in place by a wad: They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets.
    • : to put a wad into; stuff with a wad.
    • : to fill out with or as if with wadding; stuff; pad: to wad a quilt; to wad a speech with useless information.
v.无主动词 verb
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    wad·ded, wad·ding.

    • : to become formed into a wad: The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as injam
as instuff

Examples

  • Hundreds headed to banks to withdraw cash, reminiscent of the junta era when people would stuff wads of cash in pillowcases or under floorboards.

  • Structure is key, too, so note logs, rocks, and root wads along banks.

  • They next covered his arms with sleeves made of wadded silk, and then presented him with kid gloves, also greased inside.

  • She now appeared with a bonnet, and a wadded cloak which her master had given her.

  • The Frileuse is a wadded pelisse of satin à la reine or common.

  • The lines of her figure were shrouded in a loose, wadded gown of dove-coloured silk, bordered with swan's-down.

  • A hillman walked behind him with a wadded cotton-quilt and spread it carefully by the fire.