spongy

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Textures, soundsspongyspong‧y /ˈspʌndʒi/ adjective CSSOFTsoft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge1(1) The earth was soft and spongy underfoot.► see thesaurus at soft —sponginess noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusspongy• My muscles felt all strange and spongy.• The fat is white and the bones are spongy and pinkish, a sign of immaturity.• The floating leaves are spongy and swollen, thus making the plant buoyant.• The best thing he does is play football with a spongy ball in the hall.• One day it was a moist, spongy cake, another time it was Jell-O and whipped cream.• Benjy returned to the clothesline with three spongy, muddy clothespins.• The rigidity and traction of the EBs was far superior to spongy plimsolls.• Softboard has a spongy texture, which gives it good sound and thermal insulation properties.• Protecting the edge of the bone is a layer of soft, spongy tissue.

单词	spongy
释义	spongy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Textures, soundsspongyspong‧y /ˈspʌndʒi/ adjective CSSOFTsoft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge1(1) The earth was soft and spongy underfoot.► see thesaurus at soft —sponginess noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusspongy• My muscles felt all strange and spongy.• The fat is white and the bones are spongy and pinkish, a sign of immaturity.• The floating leaves are spongy and swollen, thus making the plant buoyant.• The best thing he does is play football with a spongy ball in the hall.• One day it was a moist, spongy cake, another time it was Jell-O and whipped cream.• Benjy returned to the clothesline with three spongy, muddy clothespins.• The rigidity and traction of the EBs was far superior to spongy plimsolls.• Softboard has a spongy texture, which gives it good sound and thermal insulation properties.• Protecting the edge of the bone is a layer of soft, spongy tissue.
随便看	keep on a leash keep on about keep on at keep on doing keep on doing keep on doing something keep on ice keep on the right side of keep on the right side of somebody keep on their mettle keep on their toes keep on trucking keep one eye an eye on keep one half an eye on keep one step ahead keep one step ahead of keep onto a seat keep order in order keep order/keep somebody in order keep out etc keep out of keep out of action keep out of trouble keep pace keep pace (with something/somebody)