名詞 cushion:

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

動(dòng)詞 cushion:

1. protect from impact
   同義詞：buffer, soften

1. He covered the cushion with new material.
   他給靠墊蒙上了新的料子。
2. The cushion was stuck full of pins.
   針插上插滿了針。
3. She made a cushion out of odd bits of material.
   她用碎布頭做了個(gè)靠墊。
4. She embroidered flowers on the cushion (in gold thread).
   她(用金線)在墊子上繡花。
5. She embroidered the cushion with flowers.
   她把墊子繡上了花。
6. Powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.
   有效的減震裝置緩解了我們著陸時(shí)的沖撞力。
7. He lay on the floor with a cushion under his head.
   他躺在地板上，頭下枕著一個(gè)墊子。

cush.ion

n.（名詞）
A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting, reclining, or kneeling.
坐墊：一種內(nèi)部裝有柔軟材料的墊子或枕頭，用于腰臥、倚靠或跪坐
Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock absorber.
彈力墊：有彈性的東西，用作休息處、支撐物或緩沖物
A mat placed or attached beneath carpeting to provide softness and increase durability.
地毯墊：一種放在或墊在地板上的鋪設(shè)物下面的墊子，使變得柔軟并增加耐久性
A padlike body part.
肉墊：類似墊子的身體部分
Games The rim bordering the playing surface of a billiard table.
【游戲】 橡皮墊條：圍在撞球桌臺(tái)面周圍的邊緣
A pillow used in lacemaking.
墊枕：用于編織花邊的枕頭
Something that mitigates or relieves an adverse effect:
緩沖：減輕或緩和不利后果的東西：
例句：
extra funds serving as a cushion against future inflation.
作為抵制未來(lái)通貨膨脹而進(jìn)行緩沖的額外資金

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
cush.ioned,cush.ion.ing,cush.ions
To provide with a cushion:
為…裝墊子：
例句：
cushion a bench.
為長(zhǎng)板凳裝墊

To place or seat on a cushion.
放在墊上，坐在墊上：把…放在或坐在墊子上
To cover or hide (something) with or as if with a cushion.
以墊子覆蓋：用或似乎用墊子覆蓋或隱藏（某物）
To protect from impacts or other disturbing effects:
保護(hù)：保護(hù)…免受撞擊或其它有害后果：
例句：
an automobile suspension that cushions the ride.
保護(hù)乘坐安全的汽車懸浮系統(tǒng)

To mitigate the effects of; absorb the shock of:
減緩…的后果；吸收…的沖擊：
例句：
cushion a blow.
減輕打擊

來(lái)源：
Middle English cushin
中古英語(yǔ) cushin
from Old French coussin
源自 古法語(yǔ) coussin
from Vulgar Latin *coxonum
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *coxonum
from Latin coxa [hip]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) coxa [屁股]

【引伸】
cush.iony
adj.（形容詞）