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垫(墊) [diàn] 动

1. ■ （用东西支、铺或衬， 使加高、加厚或平正） put sth. under sth. else to raise it or make it level; fill up; pad:

垫路 repair a road by filling the holes;

桌子腿底下垫点纸就平了。 Put a wad of paper under the leg of the table to make it level.

2. ■ （填补空缺） fill a vacancy:

垫戏 preliminary performance before the big play proper

3. ■ （暂时替人付钱） pay for sb. and expect to be repaid later:

你先给我垫上， 以后再还你。 Would you mind paying for me? I'll pay you back later.

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1. ■ （垫子） pad; cushion; mat:

床垫 mattress;

椅垫 chair cushion;

鞋垫 inner sole; insole