spongeing
[sp?n(d)?]
sponge
[sp?nd?]
n.
【動物】海綿[多孔動物門(Porifera)水生動物]
海綿絲(海綿的角質(zhì)骨骼);人造海綿
海綿狀物
【冶金學(xué)】疏松多孔的金屬,金屬綿,海綿金屬
(醫(yī)用)紗布
(擦炮膛用的)炮刷
果冰
發(fā)酵面團
多孔布丁
= sponge cake
(海綿般)能大量吃喝的人,大酒量者;能大量吸收物體的東西
[口語]食客,寄生者
用海綿(或類似物)擦拭;擦浴,擦身浴
(蟹的)卵塊
[用復(fù)數(shù)](核電站臨時雇用的)吃射線工人[亦作 steam generator jumpers, jumpers]
vt.
用濕海綿揩擦:
Sponge the glass, then clean with a dry cloth.
先用濕海綿擦一下玻璃,然后用一塊干布擦干凈。
to sponge some dirty marks down
擦抹污漬
用海綿(或類似物)擦掉,抹去(out, away, off):
He sponged a wrong letter off with a rubber.
他用橡皮擦掉了一個錯誤的字母。
Sponge away the water on the floor.
把地板上的積水擦一擦。
把…(用海綿等)吸干(up);似海綿般把…吸收:
to sponge up ink
吸干墨水
The higher interest rate would sponge up a large number of deposits.
較高利率會吸引大量的存款。
(利用他人的善良、友誼等)強行借用;騙取:
He sponged some money from his friend and went to the bar.
他向朋友強行借了些錢,到酒吧喝酒去了。
[口語]寄食于(他人),白吃白喝
(裁剪前)使?jié)櫇耦A(yù)縮水
【陶瓷】(用海綿沾顏料)修飾(陶制品)
vi.
(用海綿)吸干液體;似海綿般吸收
采集海綿
用海綿擦洗,被擦洗掉(off, away, out):
The words and drawings sponged off yesterday.
墻上的字和畫昨天被擦掉了。
[口語]寄食他人,靠別人過活(on, off):
He sponged off his family for many years.
多年以來他一直靠著父母養(yǎng)活。
近義詞:
parasite
短語:
lay(或 set) the sponge
發(fā)面
pass the (wet) sponge over
抹去;同意拋棄(前嫌等)
throw (或 chuck, toss) in (或up) the sponge
認輸;投降
變形:
vt.
sponged
. sponging