1.pad用作及物动词时意思是“填塞”,即“加垫子于; 填料于”。引申可作“拉长”解。接名词或代词作宾语。
2.pad用作不及物动词时意思是“慢慢地走”。
3.pad后接along意思是“慢慢地走”“沿着…慢慢走”; 后接down意思是“轻轻走过”; 后接out意思是“把…垫满或填满”“把…不必要地拉长”; 后接with意思是“用…填充”。

pad along1(v.+adv.)
慢慢地走 walk softly
▲pad along
The old man was padding along.这位老人慢慢地向前走去。
John's dog padded patiently along beside him as he walked.约翰散步时他的狗在他旁边耐心地跟着他慢慢地走。

pad along2(v.+prep.)
沿着…慢慢走 move slowly down sth
▲pad along sth
They padded along the road.他们沿着这条路慢慢地走。

pad the bill
虚报费用 give a false report of expenses
The salesman padded the bill for his travelling expenses by exaggerating his food expenses.推销员在用餐费上弄虚作假,多报差旅费。

pad down(v.+adv.)
轻轻走过 move slightly
▲pad sth⇔down
The little boy padded down the hall to his parent's bedroom.那小男孩轻轻地走过走廊到他父母的卧室。

pad out(v.+adv.)
1.把…垫满或填满 make (sth) thicker or fuller
▲pad sth⇔out
You'll have to pad out the chair with some more cloth before recovering it.在套上椅罩之前,你须先用些布把椅子垫厚实了。
2.把…不必要地拉长 make (sth written) unnecessary longer
▲pad sth⇔out
The critic padded out the review with quotation from the author.这个评论家引用那个作家的话拼凑了这篇评论。
3.走出 walk out
▲pad out
He put on his slippers and padded out to the kitchen.他穿着拖鞋出来向厨房走去。

pad through(v.+prep.)
慢慢地走过 move slowly through sth
▲pad through sth
The wolf padded through the forest.那只狼慢慢地走过森林。

pad with(v.+prep.)
用…填充 fill sth with sth
▲pad sth with sth
We padded the box with soft cloth.我们用软布填塞那箱子。
We padded the seat of chair with mane to make it softer.我们用马鬃来填充椅子座以使它更软。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The child let his mother pad the chair.这个小孩让他妈妈把椅子加上垫子。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The cell is padded.这个小房间装有护垫。
其他
This is a jacket with padded shoulders.这是一件有垫肩的上装。

Get a pad to lie on.拿一个垫子来躺在上面。
Elbow pads and knee pads are essential on a skateboard.滑滑板时带护肘垫和护膝垫是必要的。
Each student should have a pencil and pad.每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一本拍纸簿。
She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
The dog had a thorn in its pad.这只狗的爪垫上扎了一根刺。
The helicopter was already in the air, hovering about a meter above the pad.直升机已在空中,在离机场一米的上空盘旋。
I'm going over to his pad this evening.我今晚要去他的住所。

［同义词］ n.  block, filling