单词 | spongy |
释义 | spongy (once / 5368 pages) adj WORD FAMILY spongy: spongier, spongily, sponginess+/sponge: sponged, spongelike, sponger, sponges, sponging, spongy/sponger: spongers USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s so spongy, the dice are bouncing around real easy,” Pittman said. Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) A year ago, they were trying to shore up a spongy offensive line just as they are now. Washington Times(Nov 24, 2016) He mowed his yard and spread grass clippings on the sandy soil to make it spongy for his thick legs. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1adj easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility spongy bread Syn spongelike, squashy, squishy soft yielding readily to pressure or weight 2adj like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed Syn spongelike absorbent, absorptive having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) |
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