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sponge

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Related topics: Daily life, Animals, Food, Food, dish
sponge1 /spʌndʒ/ ●●○ noun  
1. sponge.jpg [countableC, uncountableU]DWASH a piece of a soft natural or artificial substance full of small holes, which can suck up liquid and is used for washing 〔擦洗用的〕海绵(块)
2. [countableC]HBA a simple sea creature from which natural sponge is produced 海绵〔一种海洋生物〕
3. [singular] British EnglishBrEWASH an act of washing something with a sponge 用海绵擦拭
4 [countableC, uncountableU] British EnglishBrEDF a light cake made from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs 海绵蛋糕
 a Victoria sponge
维多利亚海绵蛋糕
5. [countableC]ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something a sponger 吃白食的人,揩油者
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sponge2 verb  
1 (also sponge down) [transitiveT]WASH to wash something with a wet cloth or sponge 用湿布[海绵]擦洗
 Clean the rug by sponging it gently.
用湿布轻轻擦洗以清洁小地毯。
 She stood on the bath mat and sponged herself down.
她站在浴室踏脚垫上,用海绵擦身子。
2 [intransitiveI] informalASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to get money, free meals etc from other people, without doing anything for them – used to show disapproval 吃白食,揩油〔含贬义〕
sponge off/on
 These people are just sponging off the taxpayers.
这些人就是在白吃纳税人的钱粮。
3 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]REMOVE to remove liquid or a mark with a wet cloth or sponge 用湿布[海绵]吸掉〔液体〕,用湿布[海绵]揩掉〔斑点〕
sponge something off (something)
 I’ll go and sponge this juice off my dress.
我要去把我连衣裙上的果汁揩掉。
4 [transitiveT] to put paint on a surface using a sponge 用海绵抹上〔油漆〕
sponge something on (something)
 Just sponge the paint on, like this.
用海绵把油漆涂上去,就像这样。
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Origin sponge1
(1000-1100) Latin spongia, from Greek
sponge1 nounsponge2 verb
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