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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    sponge

    • IPA[spənj]

    美式

    • n.
      a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibers or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen.；a piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning.
    • v.
      wipe, rub, or clean with a wet sponge or cloth；remove or wipe away (liquid or a mark) with a wet sponge or cloth

    • verb: sponge, 3rd person present: sponges, gerund or present participle: sponging, past tense: sponged, past participle: sponged

    • noun: sponge, plural noun: sponges

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibers or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen.
    • 2. a piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning.
    • ▪ an act of wiping or cleaning with a sponge they gave him a quick sponge down
    • ▪ sponge used as padding or insulating material the headguard is padded with sponge
    • ▪ a piece of sponge impregnated with spermicide and inserted into a woman's vagina as a form of barrier contraceptive.
    • ▪ metal in a porous form, typically prepared by reduction without fusion or by electrolysis platinum sponge
    • 3. British short for sponge cake
    • ▪ a steamed or baked pudding of fat, flour, and eggs.
    • 4. informal, derogatory a person who lives at someone else's expense.
    • 5. informal a heavy drinker.

    動詞

    • 1. wipe, rub, or clean with a wet sponge or cloth she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever
    • ▪ remove or wipe away (liquid or a mark) with a wet sponge or cloth I'll go and sponge this orange juice off my dress
    • ▪ give a decorative mottled or textured effect to (a painted wall or surface) by applying a different shade of paint with a sponge she repainted the walls white, then sponged them in turquoise, green, and lilac
    • 2. informal obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others
    • ▪ obtain (something) without doing anything in return for it he edged closer, clearly intending to sponge money from her