- (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:
repair a road by filling the holes;
垫路
Put a wad of paper under the leg of the table to make it level.
桌子腿底下垫点纸就平了。
- (填补空缺) fill a vacancy:
preliminary performance before the big play proper
垫戏
- (暂时替人付钱) pay for sb. and expect to be repaid later:
Would you mind paying for me? I'll pay you back later.
你先给我垫上,以后再还你。