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

• 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。
• Sponges can grow to a very considerable size.
  海绵可以长得非常大。
• First graders are sponges, and ought to be reading English children's books;
  一年级的孩子就像海绵，他们应该读孩子口味的英语书。
• Arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda; dendriform sponges.
  百慕大群岛海上发现的树状珊瑚；树状海绵。
• He studies giant barrel sponges growing on coral reefs in the Caribbean.
  他主要研究生长于加勒比海珊瑚礁上的圆桶海绵。
• Hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges.
  身体有毛的昆虫，其幼虫吃淡水海绵。
• 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。
• People often forget that humans are animals, as are sponges and jellyfish.
  人们常常忘记，人也是动物，如同海绵和水母。
• The sponges can also be used not only for washing but also to blot up leftover water from the body.
  该海绵也可以使用，不仅为洗衣机，但也污点了遗留下来的水从体内。
• Ice bags and alcohol sponges help to reduce fever, especially in children.
  用冰袋和洒精擦浴有助于降体温，尤其是对儿童。