| 单词 | sponge |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sponge(spʌndʒ) noun 1. any multicellular typically marine animal of the phylum Porifera, usually occurring in complex sessile colonies in which the porous body is supported by a fibrous, calcareous, or siliceous skeletal framework 2. a piece of the light porous highly absorbent elastic skeleton of certain sponges, used in bathing, cleaning, etc See also spongin 3. any of a number of light porous elastic materials resembling a sponge 4. another word for sponger (sense 1) 5. informal a person who indulges in heavy drinking 6. leavened dough, esp before kneading 7. short for sponge cake 8. Also called: sponge pudding British a light steamed or baked pudding, spongy in texture, made with various flavourings or fruit 9. porous metal produced by electrolysis or by reducing a metal compound without fusion or sintering and capable of absorbing large quantities of gas platinum sponge 10. a rub with a sponge 11. throw in the sponge verb 12. (tr; often foll by off or down) to clean (something) by wiping or rubbing with a damp or wet sponge 13. (tr; usually foll by off, away, out, etc) to remove (marks, etc) by rubbing with a damp or wet sponge or cloth 14. (when tr, often foll by up) to absorb (liquids, esp when spilt) in the manner of a sponge 15. (transitive; often foll by off) to get (something) from (someone) by presuming on his or her generosity to sponge a meal off someone 16. (intr; often foll by off or on) to obtain one's subsistence, welfare, etc, unjustifiably (from) he sponges off his friends 17. (intransitive) to go collecting sponges Derived forms spongelike (ˈspongeˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English, from Latin spongia, from Greek |
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