cushion

名词 cushion:

1. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
   同义词：shock absorber, shock
2. a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

动词 cushion:

1. protect from impact
   同义词：buffer, soften

1. He covered the cushion with new material.
   他给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。
2. The cushion was stuck full of pins.
   针插上插满了针。
3. She made a cushion out of odd bits of material.
   她用碎布头做了个靠垫。
4. She embroidered flowers on the cushion (in gold thread).
   她(用金线)在垫子上绣花。
5. She embroidered the cushion with flowers.
   她把垫子绣上了花。
6. Powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.
   有效的减震装置缓解了我们著陆时的冲撞力。
7. He lay on the floor with a cushion under his head.
   他躺在地板上，头下枕着一个垫子。

cush.ion

n.（名词）
A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting, reclining, or kneeling.
坐垫：一种内部装有柔软材料的垫子或枕头，用于腰卧、倚靠或跪坐
Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock absorber.
弹力垫：有弹性的东西，用作休息处、支撑物或缓冲物
A mat placed or attached beneath carpeting to provide softness and increase durability.
地毯垫：一种放在或垫在地板上的铺设物下面的垫子，使变得柔软并增加耐久性
A padlike body part.
肉垫：类似垫子的身体部分
Games The rim bordering the playing surface of a billiard table.
【游戏】 橡皮垫条：围在撞球桌台面周围的边缘
A pillow used in lacemaking.
垫枕：用于编织花边的枕头
Something that mitigates or relieves an adverse effect:
缓冲：减轻或缓和不利后果的东西：
例句：
extra funds serving as a cushion against future inflation.
作为抵制未来通货膨胀而进行缓冲的额外资金

v.tr.（及物动词）
cush.ioned,cush.ion.ing,cush.ions
To provide with a cushion:
为…装垫子：
例句：
cushion a bench.
为长板凳装垫

To place or seat on a cushion.
放在垫上，坐在垫上：把…放在或坐在垫子上
To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.
以垫子覆盖：用或似乎用垫子覆盖或隐藏（某物）
To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects:
保护：保护…免受撞击或其它有害后果：
例句：
an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.
保护乘坐安全的汽车悬浮系统

To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of:
减缓…的后果；吸收…的冲击：
例句：
cushion a blow.
减轻打击

来源：
Middle English cushin
中古英语 cushin
from Old French coussin
源自 古法语 coussin
from Vulgar Latin *coxonum
源自 俗拉丁语 *coxonum
from Latin coxa [hip]
源自 拉丁语 coxa [屁股]

【引伸】
cush.iony
adj.（形容词）