sponge

海绵, 海绵体, 海绵状物, (外科用的)棉球, 纱布

n.（名词）

Any of numerous aquatic, chiefly marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Porifera, characteristically having a porous skeleton composed of fibrous material or siliceous or calcareous spicules and often forming irregularly shaped colonies attached to an underwater surface.

海绵：一种水栖的海绵纲的无脊椎海生动物，其特征是具有同纤维物质或硅质或钙的针状物组成的多骨架，通常形成不规则的簇丛，贴在海底地面

The light, fibrous, flexible, absorbent skeleton of certain of these organisms, used for bathing, cleaning, and other purposes.

海绵体：轻的、纤维质的、弹性的、一定组织组成吸收性种结构，用于洗澡、清洁或其它目的

Porous plastics, rubber, cellulose, or other material, similar in absorbency to this skeleton and used for the same purposes.

人造海绵：多孔的塑料、橡胶、纤维质或其他物质，与海绵体的吸收性能相近，用于同等用途

A gauze pad used to absorb blood and other fluids, as in surgery or the dressing of a wound.

纱布：用于吸血和其他流体透明的纱布块，用于外科和包扎伤口

A small absorbent contraceptive pad that contains a spermicide and is placed against the cervix of the uterus before sexual intercourse.

杀精避孕套：包含杀精剂的避孕套，用于性交前放入子宫颈

Dough that has been or is being leavened.

生面团或正在发酵的面团

A light cake, such as sponge cake.

布丁：一种轻的糕点，如海绵蛋糕

A sponge bath.

用海绵擦洗

One who habitually depends on others for one's own maintenance.

依附他人者：为了自己的生存而习惯于依靠其他人的人

Informal A glutton.

【非正式用语】 贪吃者

Slang A drunkard.

【俚语】 醉汉：大量饮酒之人

用海绵等洗涤、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

sponged， spong.ing， spong.es

v.tr.（及物动词）

To moisten, wipe, or clean with or as if with a sponge:

擦拭：用或似用海绵擦、揩或使干净：

sponge off the table.

用海绵擦桌子

To wipe out; erase.

擦掉；揩去

To absorb with or as if with a sponge:

吸收：用或似用海绵吸收：

sponge up the mess.

擦掉污迹

Informal To obtain free:

【非正式用语】 获得自由：

sponge a meal.

饱餐一顿

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To fish for sponges.

钩：用钩捞取海绵

Informal To live by relying on the generosity of others:

【非正式用语】 依靠他人慷慨而生存的人：

sponged off her parents.

不依赖父母

Middle English

中古英语

from Old English

源自古英语

from Latin spongia

源自拉丁语spongia

from Greek

源自希腊语

from spongos

源自 spongos

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n.

海绵

擦澡海绵

寄生虫，依赖他人为生的人

海绵蛋糕，蜂糕，软糕

sponge

vt., vi.

sponged, sponging

用湿布或海绵擦拭

（常与out, away连用）用湿布或海绵擦干净

（常与up连用）用布或海绵吸掉

（常与on, off连用）敲诈；揩油

用作名词 (n.)

1. Thespongesoaked in the water on the desk.
   海绵将书桌上的水吸了进去。
2. That child soaks up new facts like asponge!
   那孩子吸收新知识像海绵似的。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I like tospongemyself down in a hot bath.
   洗热水澡时我喜欢用海绵擦洗全身。
2. Spongethe mud spots off the car.
   用海绵擦去车上的污泥。
3. Time canspongeout all trace of truth .
   时间会抹去一切真理的痕迹。^[1]

v.(动词)

1. sponge用作名词的意思是“海绵”,转化为动词意思是“用海绵揩拭或吸去”。引申可作“清除”“骗取”解。
2. sponge可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
3. sponge后常接on, upon, off或from表示毫无顾忌地、恬不知耻地依赖别人生活,常用于口语。sponge后接介词off或from也可表示“骗取”。
4. sponge还可用作名词,作“海绵”解。例如:He bought some cellulose sponges.他买了一些纤维海绵。