sponges

英 [ˈspʌndʒɪz]

美 [ˈspʌndʒɪz]

v.  用湿布(或海绵)擦; 揩拭; 用湿布(或海绵)擦掉; 揩去; 白要; 白吃; 揩油; 蹭(饭等)
sponge的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 海绵;人造海绵
  Spongeis 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.
  1. ...a sponge mattress.
     海绵床垫
• 海绵(一种海洋动物，体圆而柔软)
  Aspongeis a sea animal with a soft round body made of natural sponge.
• N-COUNT (洗澡或清洁用的)海绵块
  Aspongeis a piece of sponge that you use for washing yourself or for cleaning things.
  1. He wiped off the table with a sponge.
     他用一块海绵擦桌子。
• VERB 用湿海绵擦拭
  If youspongesomething, you clean it by wiping it with a wet sponge.
  1. Fill a bowl with water and gently sponge your face and body.
     在一只盆里放上水，轻轻地用蘸湿的海绵擦拭你的面部及身体。
  2. Sponge downmeans the same assponge.
     sponge down 同 sponge
  3. If your child's temperature rises, sponge her down gently with tepid water.
     如果你孩子的体温上升，就用海绵蘸上温水轻轻地擦拭她的身体。
• N-VAR 海绵蛋糕;松软布丁
  Aspongeis a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat.
  1. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
     它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。
• VERB 揩…的油;靠…养活
  If you say that someonesponges offother people orsponges onthem, you mean that they regularly get money from other people when they should be trying to support themselves.
  1. He should just get an honest job and stop sponging off the rest of us!...
     他应该找一份正当的工作，不要再揩我们这些人的油了！
  2. He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his father for money.
     他一辈子都在抱怨失去的机会，并一直伸手向自己的父亲要钱。

双语例句

• Joe Pawlik: As the coral populations decline, sponges obviously have less competition.
  乔·鲍里克：随着珊瑚数量的下降，海绵的竞争压力减小。
• The secrets of the wealthy are sponges of gold; one must know how to subject them to pressure.
  有钱人的隐情是浸满金汁的海绵，应当知道怎样来挤它。
• Given the right environment, children are like sponges and will soak up information.
  在适当的环境中，孩子们就像海绵一样，不断地吸收信息。
• A kind of gourd called the luffa is used to make sponges.
  一种叫做丝瓜的葫芦科作物被用来制造海绵。
• It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
  它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。
• This cloth sponges well.
  这种布料吸收性能好。
• Most lost objects were sponges, but also included were metal clamps and electrodes.
  落在病人体内的绝大部分是医用纱布，但也不乏金属钳和电极。
• I wonder how much deeper would the ocean be without sponges.
  我在想如果没有海绵，大海不知还要有多深。
• The giant coral mountain looked like an undersea garden, boasting sea fans and sponges in brilliant shades of purples, oranges and other amazing colors.
  巨大的珊瑚山看起来就像一座水底公园，引以为豪的海扇和海绵闪耀出紫色的，橙色的和其它令人惊羡的色彩和形状。
• Hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges.
  身体有毛的昆虫，其幼虫吃淡水海绵。