sponge

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  • n.海绵;海绵动物;(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
  • v.揩拭;白吃;蹭(饭等);揩油;用湿布(或海绵)擦;揩去;用湿布(或海绵)擦掉;白要

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

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noun

1

(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

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。

2

(用以填充家具、垫子等的)人造海绵
artificial sponge used for filling furniture, cushions , etc.

3

海绵动物
a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtained

4


a chocolate sponge

巧克力海绵蛋糕

verb

1

用湿布(或海绵)擦;揩拭
to wash sb/yourself/sth with a wet cloth or sponge

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

用湿布(或海绵)擦掉;揩去
to remove sth using a wet cloth or sponge

We tried to sponge the blood off my shirt.

我们试着把我衬衫上的血迹擦掉。

3

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

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。

sponge

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 海绵;人造海绵
    Sponge is 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.

    ...a sponge mattress.

    海绵床垫

  • 2
    N-COUNT 海绵(一种海洋动物,体圆而柔软)
    A sponge is a sea animal with a soft round body made of natural sponge.

  • 3
    N-COUNT (洗澡或清洁用的)海绵块
    A sponge is a piece of sponge that you use for washing yourself or for cleaning things.

    He wiped off the table with a sponge.

    他用一块海绵擦桌子。

  • 4
    VERB 用湿海绵擦拭
    If you sponge something, you clean it by wiping it with a wet sponge.

    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。

  • 5
    N-VAR 海绵蛋糕;松软布丁
    A sponge is a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat.

    It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.

    它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。

  • 6
    VERB 揩…的油;靠…养活
    If you say that someone sponges off other people or sponges on them, you mean that they regularly get money from other people when they should be trying to support themselves.

    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!

noun

1
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework;usually occurs in sessile colonies
Synonym: poriferan parazoan
2
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Synonym: leech parasite sponger
3
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge
Synonym: quick study
4
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

1
gather sponges, in the ocean
2
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
3
soak up with a sponge
4
erase with a sponge;as of words on a blackboard
5
ask for and get free;be a parasite
Synonym: mooch bum cadge grub

数据来源:WordNet

  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。

  2. He wiped off the table with a sponge .

    他用一块海绵擦桌子。

  3. 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。

  4. We tried to sponge the blood off my shirt .

    我们试着把我衬衫上的血迹擦掉。

  5. The cake was a delicious creation of sponge , cream and fruit .

    这蛋糕是用松糕、奶油和水果制作的,又好吃,又好看。

  6. 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。

  7. She sponged his hot face .

    她用湿毛巾擦了擦他那滚烫的脸。

  8. Cover the base with a single layer of sponge fingers .

    底部垫上一层海棉条。

  9. 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。

  10. Sandwich the two halves of the sponge together with cream

    在两半儿海绵蛋糕中间夹入奶油。

  11. 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!

  12. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges .

    它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。

  13. 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。

  14. She wet a sponge and wiped the windows .

    她蘸湿了一块海绵擦玻璃窗。

  15. A sponge absorbs water .

    海绵吸水。

  16. Sponging and taking more than one 's share and extravagance and waste on the part of cadres must be banned .

    杜绝干部多吃多占和铺张浪费。

  17. Sponges squeeze easily .

    海绵容易挤压。

  18. During the drought the family had only sponge bath .

    干旱时这家人只能用湿浴巾擦身子。

  19. 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。

  20. 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?

  21. The gambler sponged a cigarette from the man sitting next to him .

    那个赌徒向坐在他旁边的人讨支烟抽。

  22. As a rule of thumb , we need a cup of flower , a cup of sugar and a cup of butter to make a basic sponge cake .

    例句一般来说,做一个基本的海绵蛋糕,我们需要一杯面粉,一杯白糖和一杯黄油。

  23. A fun sponge refers to a joyless or grumpy person who soaks up all the fun out of an event or situation , in a way a normal sponge sucks up liquid around it .

    Funsponge指无趣又坏脾气的人,能够“吸干”周遭环境中的一切乐趣,就像海绵吸干周遭的水分一样。

  24. Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits filled with sponge and with special cotton in their mouths recreate the plump figures of Tang Dynasty females . Besides , crescent-shaped makeup make audiences feel like travelling to the Tang Dynasty 1300 years ago .

    《唐宫夜宴》到底牛在哪?为体现丰腴的唐俑形象,演员们穿着塞海绵的连体衣,嘴里含着棉花登台演出,而月牙形的妆容和仿唐三彩陶器的服装,让观众仿佛穿越回1300多年前的唐朝。

  25. Preliminary Study on Reduction of Nitrate in Water with Sponge Iron

    海绵铁还原水中硝酸盐的初步研究

  26. Discuss about sponge iron production technique with car bottom continuous furnace

    台车底连续炉海绵铁生产技术探讨

  27. Discussion on Technical Status and Improvement Measures for Sponge Titanium Production in China

    我国海绵钛生产技术现状和改进措施

  28. The theory of base sponge fermentation method and its examples are introduced .

    介绍了基本中种发酵原理及应用实例。

  29. New progress in the study of marine sponge metabolites having physiological activities

    海绵生理活性物质研究新进展

  30. Practice in Feeding Raw Materials from Different Places in Titanium Sponge Production

    海绵钛生产中多点加料工艺的探索与实践

  • 短语动词

用湿海绵擦拭

同义词

v.

mooch wipe