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sponge

美音:[spʌndʒ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[spʌndʒ ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.海绵,海绵体,海绵状物,(外科用的)棉球,纱布 v.用海绵等冼涤、揩拭、擦拭或清除,用海绵吸收(液体),(俗)依赖某人生活,诈取某人钱财,海绵般吸收

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

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sponge


/spʌndʒ; spʌndʒ/
n
1 [C] type of simple sea animal with a light elastic body-structure full of holes that can absorb water easily 海绵.
2 [C, U] (part of) one of these, or a substance of similar texture, used for washing, cleaning or padding (用作清洗工具或衬垫物的)海绵, 海绵状物
*a large bath sponge, ie for washing one's body in the bath 洗澡用的大块海绵
* filled with sponge 内填海绵的
* [attrib 作定语] sponge rubber 泡沫橡胶.
3 [C] piece of absorbent material, eg gauze, used in surgery (外科用的)吸水物(如纱布).
4 [C esp sing 尤作单数] act of cleaning, wiping, etc with a sponge; sponging 用海绵或吸水物进行的清洗、擦拭等
*She gave the floor a vigorous sponge all over. 她用海绵把地板 使劲儿擦了一遍.
5 [C, U] = sponge-cake
*Would you like some more sponge? 你再来点海绵蛋糕好吗?
6 (idm 习语) throw up the sponge (infml 口) admit that one is defeated 认输.

v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/oneself/sth (down) wipe, wash or clean sb/oneself/sth with a sponge 用海绵或海绵状物擦拭或清洗某人[自己/某物]
*sponge a wound 用海绵擦洗伤口
* He sponged down the car to remove the shampoo. 他用海绵把汽车上的洗涤剂擦掉了.
2 [I, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (from sb) (infml 口) get (money, etc) from sb without giving or intending to give anything in return 白拿, 白得(钱等); 揩油
*sponge a dinner 白吃一顿
* sponge a fiver (ie 5) from an old friend 向老朋友揩油硬要五英镑.
3 (phr v) sponge sth off/out remove sth by sponging 用海绵等清除某物
*sponge out a stain in the carpet 用海绵把地毯上的污迹擦掉. sponge on/off sb (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) live at another person's expense; get money, food, etc from sb without giving or intending to give anything in return 依赖他人为生; 当食客; 从某人那儿白得(钱、食物等); 揩油
*He always sponges off others. 他总是揩别人的油. sponge sth up remove (liquid) with a sponge 用海绵等将(液体)吸掉.
1. She gave the floor a vigorous sponge all over.
    她用海绵把地板使劲儿擦了一遍.

2. Smiling, the surgeon lifted his foot and showed the nurse the twelfth sponge.
    医生露出了笑容,他抬起左脚,让护士看到了第12块纱布。

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