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sponge

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美 [spʌndʒ]

n.  (或天然或人造、擦洗物品用的)海绵块; (用以填充家具、垫子等的)人造海绵; 海绵动物
v.  用湿布(或海绵)擦; 揩拭; 用湿布(或海绵)擦掉; 揩去; 白要; 白吃; 揩油; 蹭(饭等)

复数:sponges 过去式:sponged 过去分词:sponged 第三人称单数:sponges 现在分词:sponging 

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Collins.1 / BNC.7966 / COCA.9290

短语动词

sponge down
1. 用湿海绵擦拭  

牛津词典

    noun

    • (或天然或人造、擦洗物品用的)海绵块
      a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily, used for washing or cleaning
      1. His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.
        他的脑子跟海绵似的,什么都能吸收。
    • (用以填充家具、垫子等的)人造海绵
      artificial sponge used for filling furniture, cushions , etc.
      1. 海绵动物
        a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtained
        1. a chocolate sponge
          巧克力海绵蛋糕
      2. 海绵动物
        a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtained
        1. a chocolate sponge
          巧克力海绵蛋糕

      verb

      • 用湿布(或海绵)擦;揩拭
        to wash sb/yourself/sth with a wet cloth or sponge
        1. She sponged his hot face.
          她用湿毛巾擦了擦他那滚烫的脸。
        2. Take your jacket off and I'll sponge it down with water.
          把你的夹克脱下来,我要用海绵蘸上水把它擦一擦。
      • 用湿布(或海绵)擦掉;揩去
        to remove sth using a wet cloth or sponge
        1. We tried to sponge the blood off my shirt.
          我们试着把我衬衫上的血迹擦掉。
      • 白要;白吃;揩油;蹭(饭等)
        to get money, food, etc. regularly from other people without doing anything for them or offering to pay
        1. He spent his life sponging off his relatives.
          他靠在众亲属那儿蹭吃蹭喝过了一辈子。

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 海绵;人造海绵
        Spongeis a very light soft substance with lots of little holes in it, which can be either artificial or natural. It is used to clean things or as a soft layer.
        1. ...a sponge mattress.
          海绵床垫
      • 海绵(一种海洋动物,体圆而柔软)
        Aspongeis a sea animal with a soft round body made of natural sponge.
        1. N-COUNT (洗澡或清洁用的)海绵块
          Aspongeis a piece of sponge that you use for washing yourself or for cleaning things.
          1. He wiped off the table with a sponge.
            他用一块海绵擦桌子。
        2. VERB 用湿海绵擦拭
          If youspongesomething, you clean it by wiping it with a wet sponge.
          1. Fill a bowl with water and gently sponge your face and body.
            在一只盆里放上水,轻轻地用蘸湿的海绵擦拭你的面部及身体。
          2. Sponge downmeans the same assponge.
            sponge down 同 sponge
          3. If your child's temperature rises, sponge her down gently with tepid water.
            如果你孩子的体温上升,就用海绵蘸上温水轻轻地擦拭她的身体。
        3. N-VAR 海绵蛋糕;松软布丁
          Aspongeis a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat.
          1. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
            它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。
        4. VERB 揩…的油;靠…养活
          If you say that someonesponges offother people orsponges onthem, you mean that they regularly get money from other people when they should be trying to support themselves.
          1. He should just get an honest job and stop sponging off the rest of us!...
            他应该找一份正当的工作,不要再揩我们这些人的油了!
          2. He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his father for money.
            他一辈子都在抱怨失去的机会,并一直伸手向自己的父亲要钱。

        英英释义

        noun

        • primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework
            Synonym:poriferanparazoan
          1. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
              Synonym:leechparasitesponger
            1. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
              1. she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge
              Synonym:quick study
            2. a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

              verb

              • gather sponges, in the ocean
                1. wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
                  1. soak up with a sponge
                    1. erase with a sponge
                      1. ask for and get free
                          Synonym:moochbumcadgegrub

                        双语例句

                        • The proportion of fat to flour is different in pastry and sponge.
                          在馅饼和海绵蛋糕中,脂肪和面粉的比例是不同的。
                        • Use a glycerine soap and sponge and move in one direction toward your heart.
                          用海绵、肥皂和甘油朝着一个方向,你的心。
                        • Resembling a sponge in having soft texture and compressibility.
                          像海绵一样具有柔软的质地和可以压缩的特点。
                        • I like to use a sponge.
                          我喜欢用海绵。
                        • He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his father for money.
                          他一辈子都在抱怨失去的机会,并一直伸手向自己的父亲要钱。
                        • I have found a head of sponge!
                          我发现了一棵海绵哦!
                        • It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
                          它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。
                        • The family took only sponge bath because they had no bathtub.
                          这家人用湿浴巾擦洗,因为他们没有浴缸。
                        • The absorbed water expanded the sponge.
                          吸进的水涨大了海绵。
                        • Why did you chuck up the sponge when you were so near to winning?
                          你为什么在就要胜利的时候认输呢?