Soft, loose material used to fill a space or to protect something. It has two everyday uses.

Soft, loose material一種柔軟、蓬鬆的材料，used to fill a space or to protect something用來填補空間或保護東西。It has two everyday uses它有兩種常見的用途。

First, in packing: the soft stuff put around a fragile object in a box so it does not break. Second, in medicine and sewing: the soft cotton material laid on a wound, or put between two layers of cloth to make a quilt or a warm jacket thick and soft.

First, in packing第一種是包裝：the soft stuff put around a fragile object in a box塞在箱子裡易碎物品周圍的軟墊，so it does not break讓它不會破掉。Second, in medicine and sewing第二種是醫療和縫紉：the soft cotton material laid on a wound敷在傷口上的軟棉，or put between two layers of cloth或是夾在兩層布中間，to make a quilt or a warm jacket thick and soft讓被子或保暖外套變得厚實柔軟。

The material itself is usually cotton, wool, or a synthetic fluff. It is an uncountable noun — 'some wadding', 'a piece of wadding', never 'a wadding'.

The material itself is usually cotton, wool, or a synthetic fluff這種材料本身通常是棉、羊毛，或是人造絨毛。It is an uncountable noun它是不可數名詞——'some wadding', 'a piece of wadding'可以說 'some wadding'、'a piece of wadding'，never 'a wadding'但絕不會說 'a wadding'。

It is a fairly practical, quiet word; you meet it in instructions, in craft shops, and in first-aid books more than in conversation. British speakers use it more; Americans often say 'batting' for the quilt kind and 'padding' or 'packing material' for the box kind.

It is a fairly practical, quiet word這是個相當平實、低調的詞；you meet it in instructions, in craft shops, and in first-aid books你會在使用說明、手工藝品店，還有急救手冊裡遇到它，more than in conversation比在對話裡常見得多。British speakers use it more英式英語比較常用這個詞；Americans often say 'batting' for the quilt kind美式英語常把被子用的說成 'batting'，and 'padding' or 'packing material' for the box kind把箱子用的說成 'padding' 或 'packing material'。