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nounverb matching curtains and cushions颜色协调的窗帘与靠垫 a floor cushion (= a large cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)地板坐垫 a pile of scatter cushions (= small cushions, often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.)一堆小靠垫 (figurative) a cushion of moss on a rock岩石上的一层苔藓 I rested my elbow on a cushion. She plumped up the sofa cushions before the guests arrived. A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air. 气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。 Underlay forms a cushion between the carpet and the floor, to minimize wear. His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems. 他的积蓄好比一个舒适的垫子，可以缓解财务问题。 The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half. 球队上半场射进两球，吃了颗定心丸。 My fall was cushioned by the deep snow. 积雪很厚，我跌得不重。 The south of the country has been cushioned from the worst effects of the recession. 国家南部保护得好，没有受到经济衰退造成的最恶劣影响。 He broke the news of my brother's death to me, making no effort to cushion the blow (= make the news less shocking). 他把我弟弟死亡的消息直接告诉了我，没有试图减轻此事对我的打击。 Homeowners will be cushioned from any tax rises. |