sponge

[spʌndʒ]

n.海绵
vt.用海绵擦拭, 吸收掉,抹掉

n.

1. (海中动物)海绵[C]

Sponges can grow to a very considerable size.

海绵可以长得非常大。

2. (用于洗碗碟或洗澡的)海绵; 海绵状物[C][U]

Wipe the surface with a clean sponge.

用干净海绵擦拭表面。

3. 消毒纱布, 药棉[C][U]

4. 发了酵的面团; 【英】松糕[C][U]

5. 【口】吃闲饭的人, 食客, 寄生虫[C]

6. 用海绵揩拭[S]

Give the table a quick sponge, will you?

你快把桌子揩拭一遍好吗?

vt.

1. (用海绵或湿布)揩拭, 吸取, 抹掉[(+down/off/out/up)]

The nurse sponged the wound with an antiseptic.

护士用纱布蘸了消毒水洗伤口。

2. 【口】讨得, 骗得

He sponges all his lunches.

他中餐总是白吃别人的。

3. 海绵般地吸收[(+up)]

She sponged up the spilt milk.

她用海绵将泼出的牛奶吸干了。

vi.

1. 采集海绵

2. 被用海绵擦去(或吸掉)[(+away/off/out)]

Will this mark sponge off?

这污渍能用海绵擦洗掉吗?

3. 海绵般地吸收

4. 当食客, 过寄生生活[(+on/off)]

That lazybones has been sponging off his brother for years.

那个懒汉多年来一直靠兄弟养活他。

词形变化

动词过去式: sponged | 动词过去分词: sponged | 动词现在分词: sponging | 动词第三人称单数: sponges |

词义辨析

同义:

n.吃闲饭的人, 骗取(者), 闲荡(者)

parasite  sponger  scrounger  moocher  bum  freeloader  beggar  leech  bloodsucker  deadbeat

v.揩(净), 擦(净), 漂清, 擦洗

wipe  rub  clean  wash  rinse  swab  mop  

同义参见:

absorb  bathe  

英英释义

名词 sponge:

a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

同义词：quick study

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

同义词：leech, parasite, sponger

primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

同义词：poriferan, parazoan

动词 sponge:

wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

ask for and get free; be a parasite

同义词：mooch, bum, cadge, grub

erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

soak up with a sponge

gather sponges, in the ocean

短语词组

sponge down

1. 揩抹

Sponge down the surface with a wet cloth.

用湿布抹一下表面。

补充

spongesponge英:[spʌndʒ] 美:[spʌndʒ]n.1.海绵Sponges absorb water.海绵吸水。vt.1.(用海绵或海绵状物)擦拭, 清除She sponged the boy's wound.她用棉球擦洗那男孩的伤口。vt. & vi.1.骗取; 敲詐; 揩油She sponged 400 dollars last night.昨天晚上她骗到400美元。

例句

1. It soaks up water like a sponge.它像海绵一样吸水。 2. He had a brain like a sponge.他有个像海绵一样的大脑。 3. Her brain was a sponge for knowledge.她的头脑就像是块汲取知识的海绵。 4. Don't immerse it in water; just sponge it lightly.别把它泡在水里, 用湿海绵轻轻擦拭即可。 5. She was sponging away the blood that seeped down the man's face.她把男子脸上淌下的血水擦掉了。 6. He is sponging the stains off his boots.他正在擦靴子上的污渍。 7. He should just get an honest job and stop sponging off the rest of us!他应该去找份正经工作, 别再靠我们大家养活了！ 8. sponge the glass, then clean with a dry cloth.先用湿海绵擦一下玻璃，然后用一块干布擦干净。 9. to sponge some dirty marks down擦抹污渍 10. He sponged a wrong letter off with a rubber.他用橡皮擦掉了一个错误的字母。 11. sponge away the water on the floor.把地板上的积水擦一擦。 12. to sponge up ink吸干墨水 13. The higher interest rate would sponge up a large number of deposits.较高利率会吸引大量的存款。 14. He sponged some money from his friend and went to the bar.他向朋友强行借了些钱，到酒吧喝酒去了。 15. The words and drawings sponged off yesterday.墙上的字和画昨天被擦掉了。 16. He sponged off his family for many years.多年以来他一直靠着父母养活。 17. they gave him a quick sponge down.他们用海绵把他迅速地擦洗了一遍。 18. the headguard is padded with sponge.头盔里有海绵衬里。 19. platinum sponge.铂绵。 20. a chocolate sponge.巧克力海绵蛋糕。 21. [mass noun]the gateau is made with moist sponge.奶油蛋糕是由潮湿的发酵面团做成的。 22. she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever.她用海绵替他擦身，想要他退烧。 23. I'll go and sponge this orange juice off my dress.我去拿海绵把我衣服上的橙汁擦掉。 24. they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others.他们发现靠白吃白拿日子还能过得挺不错呢。 25. he edged closer, clearly intending to sponge money from her.他向前蹭近，显然是想要向她蹭钱。 26. a kitchen sponge厨房用的海绵块 27. His mind is (like) a sponge. [=he remembers a lot of information easily]他的脑子能吸收很多东西。 28. a slice of sponge一片海绵蛋糕 29. He's a lazy sponge.他是一个懒惰的寄生虫。 30. a contraceptive sponge避孕海绵 31. He sponged the table.他用海绵擦桌子。 32. She sponged up the spilt milk.她用海绵吸洒出来的牛奶。 33. He sponged off his face.他用海绵把脸擦干净。 34. She sponged the dirt off her shirt.她用海绵把衬衫上的脏东西擦掉。 35. She sponged the paint on the walls. = She sponged the walls.她用海绵往墙上涂漆。 36. She always sponges meals from us.她老在我们这儿蹭饭吃。 37. She lives at home and sponges off her parents.她住在父母家里，蹭吃蹭喝。