padding

noun

/ˈpædɪŋ/

[uncountable]

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soft material that is placed inside something to make it more comfortable or to change its shape衬料；衬垫
- The shoes have thick padding at the ankle to offer greater support.这双鞋在脚踝处有厚厚的衬垫，以提供更大的支撑。
- The actor's cheeks were made rounder for the part using cotton wool padding.这位演员的脸颊用棉絮垫得更圆了。
words that are used to make a speech, piece of writing, etc. longer, but that do not contain any interesting information赘语；废话；凑篇幅的文字
- Some of the quotations are useful, others are little more than padding.有些引文很有用，其他的只不过是些空话。