英语词汇“sponge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

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

a piece of the light porous highly absorbent elastic skeleton of certain sponges, used in bathing, cleaning, etc

See also spongin

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

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

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

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Chinese translation of 'sponge'

sponge

(spʌndʒ)

n

(u) (substance man-made, natural) 海绵(綿) (hǎimián)
(c) (for washing) 海绵(綿)擦 (hǎimiáncā) (块(塊), kuài)
(c/u) (also sponge cake) 松糕 (sōnggāo)

vt

(= wipe) 用海绵(綿)擦 (yòng hǎimián cā)

vi

to sponge off or on sb (inf) 白吃白喝某人 (bái chī bái hē mǒurén)

单词	sponge
释义	Trends of sponge View usage for: sponge (spʌndʒ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense sponges, present participle sponging, past tense, past participle sponged 1. countable noun Sponge is a very light soft substance with lots of little holes in it, which can be either artificial or natural. It is used to clean things or as a soft layer. ...a sponge mattress. 2. countable noun A sponge is a sea animal with a soft round body made of natural sponge. 3. countable noun A sponge is a piece of sponge that you use for washing yourself or for cleaning things. He wiped off the table with a sponge. 4. verb If you sponge something, you clean it by wiping it with a wet sponge. Fill a bowl with water and gently sponge your face and body. [VERB noun] Synonyms: swab, wipe, mop, clean More Synonyms of sponge Sponge down means the same as sponge. If your child's temperature rises, sponge her down gently with tepid water. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 5. variable noun A sponge is a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges. 6. verb If you say that someone sponges off other people or sponges on them, you mean that they regularly get money from other people when they should betrying to support themselves. [informal, disapproval] He should just get an honest job and stop sponging off the rest of us! [V + off] He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his fatherfor money. [VERB + on] sponge in British English (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 sponge in American English (spʌndʒ) noun 1. any of a phylum (Porifera) of simple, aquatic, sessile animals having a porous structure and a tough, often siliceous or calcareous, skeleton 2. the elastic skeleton, or a piece of the skeleton, of certain sponges, light in weight and highly absorbent, used for washing surfaces, in bathing, etc. 3. any substance like this ; specif., a. a piece of spongy plastic, cellulose, rubber, etc., used like natural sponge b. a pad of gauze or cotton, as used in surgery c. a light dessert made of whipped gelatin and beaten egg whites or whipped cream d. raised dough, as for bread e. any of several metals, as platinum, found in a porous mass 4. a. a person having a spongelike capacity, as for drink, knowledge, etc. b. Informal sponger (sense 3) verb transitiveWord forms: sponged or ˈsponging 5. to use a sponge on so as to dampen, wipe clean, etc. 6. to remove or obliterate with or as with a damp sponge usually with out, off, away, etc. 7. to absorb with, as with, or like a sponge often with up 8. Informal to get without cost, as by begging, imposition, etc. verb intransitive 9. to gather sponges from the sea 10. to take up liquid like a sponge 11. Informal to be a sponger (sense 3) often with off or on Idioms: throw in the sponge Word origin ME < OE < L spongia < Gr spongia, spongos Image of sponge © 24/04/2018, Shutterstock Examples of 'sponge' in a sentence sponge Place the other layer of sponge on top. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The correct consistency of the cake is a light sponge on top with a wet custard below. Times, Sunday Times (2013) So blend a very light foundation on to your face using a damp sponge or foundation brush. The Sun (2007) Maybe a little comfort sponge pud afterwards? Times, Sunday Times (2009) We filled pots to cook pasta with and to heat up for sponge baths. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He thought it was amazing that it was taking you so long to pack a sponge bag. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Spread half the mascarpone cream on top of the sponge fingers. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Leave it for a couple of days and then sponge clean. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Line the walls of a cake tin with sponge fingers. Wild, Anthony The East India Company Book of Coffee (1994) This will make the sponge nice and moist. The Sun (2013) He survived on a diet of custard and sponge cake. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Place the final layer of sponge on the top and dust with icing sugar. The Sun (2015) The cake should be a light sponge on top with a wet custard below. Times, Sunday Times (2013) More than one billion germs can grow in a damp sponge after just one day of use. The Sun (2014) It was a childhood full of sponge baths and food queues. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And what should you pack in your sponge bag? Times, Sunday Times (2009) Apply a thin layer with a brush on the long sides of the pink and plain sponge strips. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Spoon sponge mix between pudding basins. The Sun (2010) Then, the technology used to dive for natural sponges. The Sun (2010) He's like a sponge for knowledge. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Their carer says they are like little sponges, soaking up love and attention. The Sun (2011) She adds: 'I only crave the natural sea sponges or the plain kitchen ones. The Sun (2015) When I was younger, my mum used to feed the pink and yellow sponge cake to me on a weekly basis. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Word lists with sponge Types of invertebrate In other languages sponge British English: sponge /spʌndʒ/ NOUN for washing A sponge is a piece of sponge that you use for washing yourself or for cleaning things. He wiped the table with a sponge. American English: sponge for washing Arabic: إسْفِنْجَة Brazilian Portuguese: esponja Chinese: 海绵 Croatian: spužva Czech: houba na mytí Danish: svamp Dutch: spons European Spanish: esponja Finnish: pesusieni French: éponge German: Schwamm Greek: σφουγγάρι Italian: spugna Japanese: スポンジ for washing Korean: 스펀지 Norwegian: svamp Polish: gąbka European Portuguese: esponja Romanian: burete Russian: губка Latin American Spanish: esponja Swedish: tvättsvamp Thai: ฟองน้ำ Turkish: sünger banyo Ukrainian: губка Vietnamese: miếng bọt biển British English: sponge /spʌndʒ/ NOUN cake A sponge is a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat. ...chocolate sponge cake. American English: sponge cake cake Arabic: كَعْكَةٌ إسْفِنْجِيَةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: pão-de-ló Chinese: 松软蛋糕 Croatian: biskvit Czech: piškotový moučník Danish: sukkerbrødskage Dutch: gebak European Spanish: bizcocho Finnish: sokerikakku French: génoise German: Biskuit Greek: μαλακό κέικ Italian: pan di Spagna Japanese: スポンジケーキ cake Korean: 카스텔라 Norwegian: sukkerbrød Polish: biszkopt European Portuguese: pão-de-ló Romanian: pandișpan Russian: бисквит Latin American Spanish: bizcocho Swedish: sockerkaksbotten Thai: เค้กที่ฟู Turkish: pandispanya Ukrainian: бісквіт Vietnamese: bánh xốp All related terms of 'sponge' sponge bag a small bag made of plastic, etc, that holds toiletries , used esp when travelling sponge bath a washing of the body with a wet sponge or cloth, but without immersion in water sponge cake A sponge cake is a very light cake made from flour, eggs, and sometimes fat. sponge down to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth sponge mop a mop that makes use of a sponge as the cleaning part sponge tree huisache wool sponge any of several commercial sponges (genera Hippospongia and Euspongia ) with durable , soft, fibrous skeletons boring sponge any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams sponge cloth any of various porous fabrics, usually made in a loose honeycomb weave sponge finger a ladyfinger sponge rubber rubber with a spongelike consistency hardhead sponge any of several coarse-fibered sponges from the Caribbean area sponge pudding a light steamed or baked pudding , spongy in texture , made with various flavourings or fruit vegetable sponge → luffa (sense 2 ) spongebag A spongebag is a small bag in which you keep things such as soap and a toothbrush when you are travelling. spongecake a light, spongy cake made of flour , eggs, sugar, etc., but no shortening throw in the sponge to admit defeat ; give up: from the practice by a boxer's second of throwing a sponge into the ring to concede defeat huisache a thorny shrub or small tree of tropical or sub-tropical America, Acacia farnesia var farnesia , with clusters of fragrant yellow flower heads used in perfumery Chinese translation of 'sponge' sponge (spʌndʒ) n (u) (substance man-made, natural) 海绵(綿) (hǎimián) (c) (for washing) 海绵(綿)擦 (hǎimiáncā) (块(塊), kuài) (c/u) (also sponge cake) 松糕 (sōnggāo) vt (= wipe) 用海绵(綿)擦 (yòng hǎimián cā) vi to sponge off or on sb (inf) 白吃白喝某人 (bái chī bái hē mǒurén) (verb) in the sense of swab Definition to clean (something) by rubbing it with a wet sponge Gently sponge your face and body. Synonyms swab wipe She wiped her hands on the towel. mop There was a woman mopping the stairs. clean Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin. It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath. wash He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour. rinse After washing always rinse the hair in clear water. sluice phrasal verb See sponge off someone Additional synonyms in the sense of clean Definition to make or become free of dirt Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin.It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath. Synonyms cleanse, wash, bath, sweep, dust, wipe, vacuum, scrub, sponge, rinse, mop, launder, scour, purify, do up, swab, disinfect, lave, deodorize, sanitize, deep clean in the sense of mop Definition to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop There was a woman mopping the stairs. Synonyms clean, wash, wipe, sponge, swab, squeegee in the sense of rinse Definition to wash lightly, esp. without using soap After washing always rinse the hair in clear water. Synonyms wash, clean, wet, dip, splash, cleanse, bathe, wash out Nearby words of sponge spoken spoken for spokesperson sponge sponge off someone sponger spongy Related terms of sponge sponge off someone Synonyms of 'sponge' sponge Explore 'sponge' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of wash Definition to clean (oneself, part of one's body, or a thing) with soap or detergent and water He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour. Synonyms clean, scrub, sponge, rinse, scour, cleanse in the sense of wipe Definition to rub (a surface or object) lightly with a cloth or the hand, in order to remove dirt or liquid from it She wiped her hands on the towel. Synonyms clean, dry, polish, brush, dust, rub, sponge, mop, swab
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