wad

名词 wad:

1. a small mass of soft material
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   同义词：batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, whole lot, whole slew
3. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
   同义词：chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug

动词 wad:

1. compress into a wad
   同义词：pack, bundle, compact
2. crowd or pack to capacity
   同义词：jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram

1. I took out a tight wad of dividend warrants ringed with a rubber band, and the records in the wad would have gladdened the heart of a broker.
   我拿出一迭用橡皮筋扎紧的股息单，记在这迭单子上的数字原本会使一个经纪人非常开心的。
2. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
   塞子; 栓子用来填紧洞孔的物体，如软木塞或一团布; 塞子

wad

n.（名词）
A small mass of soft material, often folded or rolled, used for padding, stuffing, or packing.
填充物：一块软的物体，常叠着或卷着，用于垫料、填充或包装
A compressed ball, roll, or lump, as of tobacco.
小软团：一个压缩的球、卷或块状物，如烟草卷

A plug, as of cloth or paper, used to retain a powder charge in a muzzleloading gun or cannon.
炮塞（弹塞）：一个塞子，如用纸或布制，用于给前装式枪或炮上火药
A disk, as of felt or paper, used to keep the powder and shot in place in a shotgun cartridge.
弹塞：皮革或纸制的圆盘片，用于滑膛枪弹药筒中保持火药和枪弹的位置
Informal A large amount:
【非正式用语】 大量：
例句：
a wad of troubles.
许多麻烦

Informal
【非正式用语】
A sizable roll of paper money.
可观的一卷纸币
A considerable amount of money.
大量的钱
v.（动词）
wad.ded,wad.ding,wads
v.tr.（及物动词）
To compress into a wad.
压缩成为一团
To pad, pack, line, or plug with wadding.
填塞：用填塞物衬、垫、放或填

To hold (shot or powder) in place with a wad.
用炮塞将（枪弹或火药）放入位置
To insert a wad into (a firearm).
把弹塞填入（一个火器中）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To form into a wad.
形成团

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