Quotations should be used to make points, not to pad the essay.

引语应该是用来陈述观点的，而不是为了拉长文章。

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We join committees to pad our resumes or impress our bosses.

我们参加各种委员会，以丰富自己的简历，进而让我们的上司更喜欢自己。

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The -p option is used to pad the remaining space in the image with zeroes.

p选项用来在映像的剩余空间用零填充。

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With a roar, it began to rise slowly from the launch pad.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I think Afghanistan is still winnable, in the sense of our ability to ensure that it is not a launching pad for attacks against North America.

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Shuttle test director Stephen Payne said the lunar mission team agreed to allow Endeavour to take the launch pad,or range, on Wednesday.

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"He used to pad around listening to all, " says a friend of Diana's mother.

NPR: In Death, Diana Got Through to Royals, Author Says

It encourages agencies to pad their activity, and to bill inflated costs to the clients.

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The most feasible solution is to pad their non-conference schedule with opponents from the power conferences.

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