[] (-dd-) () to make an amount bigger, especially dishonestly 使虚增;使膨胀◆Fashion accessories help to pad profit margins. 时尚饰品有助於提高利润率。 ●ˌpad sth ˈoutto make sth such as an article, seem longer or more impressive by adding things that are unnecessary (用废话等)拉长(句子、文章);拼凑篇幅◆The report was padded out with extracts from previous documents. 这份报告是用以往文件拼凑出来的。