pad out1.■用(材料)把…填满：The shoulders of his jacket were padded out to make them look square.他的外套塞上垫肩看起来平整而方正。2.■(用不必要的材料)将(文章、评论、句子、书、信等)拉长，凑数：The book was padded out with uninteresting descriptions.这本书用些无趣的描写拉得太长。The critic padded out the review with quotes from the author.评论家引用作者的原文将他的评论写得极长。