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    cushion の英語での意味

    cushioncushion1 /ˈkʊʃən/ noun [countable] すべての翻訳を見る1a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable椅子や床に置いて座り心地をよくする、柔らかい素材が入った布製の袋pillow:  a velvet cushionベルベットのクッション a cushion coverクッションカバー2something that stops one thing from hitting another thing物と物がぶつかるのを防ぐもの:  Good sports shoes should provide a cushion when running.良いスポーツシューズは走るときにクッション性を提供するべきだ。3[usually singular] something, especially money, that prevents you from being immediately affected by a bad situation悪い状況にすぐに影響されないようにするもの、特に金銭cushion against Savings can act as a cushion against unemployment.貯蓄は失業に対する備えとなりうる。4the soft rubber edge of the table used for playing billiards or snookerビリヤードやスヌーカーのテーブルの柔らかいゴム製の縁
    cushioncushion2 verb [transitive] 1to make the effect of a fall or hit less painful, for example by having something soft in the way柔らかいものを間に置くなどして、転倒や衝突の衝撃を和らげる:  His landing was cushioned by the fresh snow that had fallen.降り積もったばかりの雪が、彼の着地の衝撃を和らげた。2to protect someone from an unpleasant situation or the unpleasant effects of something不快な状況や何かの不快な影響から人を守るcushion the blow/impact (of something) generous leaving allowances to help cushion the blow of redundancy解雇の打撃を和らげるための手厚い退職手当cushion somebody from/against something Many parents try to cushion their children from the outside world.多くの親は子どもを外の世界から守ろうとする。