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词汇 sponge
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sponge

noun
/spʌndʒ/
/spʌndʒ/
  1. enlarge image
    [countable]
    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(天然或人造、擦洗物品用的)海绵块
    • a bath sponge (= to wash your body with in the bath)浴用海绵
    • (figurative) 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。
    • Wipe the surface with a damp sponge.用湿海绵擦拭表面。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • damp
    • wet
    • dry
    verb + sponge
    • squeeze
    • squeeze out
    sponge + verb
    • absorb something
    • fill with something
    • soak something up
    preposition
    • with a/​the sponge
  2. [uncountable] artificial sponge used for filling furniture, cushions, etc.(用以填充家具、垫子等的)人造海绵
  3. [countable] a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtained海绵动物Topics Fish and shellfishc2
  4. (British English)
    (also sponge cake British and North American English)
    [countable, uncountable] a light cake or hot dessert made from eggs, sugar and flour, with or without fat海绵蛋糕;松蛋糕
    • a chocolate sponge巧克力海绵蛋糕
    see also Victoria sponge
  5. 词源Old English (in sense 1 of the noun), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.

sponge

verb
/spʌndʒ/
/spʌndʒ/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they sponge
/spʌndʒ/
/spʌndʒ/
he / she / it sponges
/ˈspʌndʒɪz/
/ˈspʌndʒɪz/
past simple sponged
/spʌndʒd/
/spʌndʒd/
past participle sponged
/spʌndʒd/
/spʌndʒd/
-ing form sponging
/ˈspʌndʒɪŋ/
/ˈspʌndʒɪŋ/
  1. [transitive] sponge somebody/yourself/something (down) to wash somebody/yourself/something with a wet cloth or sponge用湿布(或海绵)擦;揩拭 synonym wipe
    • She sponged his hot face.她用湿毛巾擦了擦他那滚烫的脸。
    • 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。
  2. [transitive] sponge something + adv./prep. to remove something using a wet cloth or sponge用湿布(或海绵)擦掉;揩去 synonym wash
    • We tried to sponge the blood off my shirt.我们试着把我衬衫上的血迹擦掉。
  3. [intransitive] sponge (off/on somebody) (informal, disapproving) to get money, food, etc. regularly from other people without doing anything for them or offering to pay白要;白吃;揩油;蹭(饭等) synonym scrounge
    • 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。
  4. 词源Old English (in sense 1 of the noun), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.
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