单词 | spongelike |
释义 | spongelike (once / 311035 pages) adj WORD FAMILY sponge: sponged, spongelike, sponger, sponges, sponging, spongy+/sponger: spongers/spongy: spongier, spongily, sponginess USAGE EXAMPLESThe study will also look at potential problems associated with seaweeds’ spongelike powers. The New Yorker(Nov 02, 2015) AbTech, which markets a spongelike filter that is designed to remove pollutants from storm water, had searched for years for a big break. New York Times(Apr 24, 2015) The new specimen, the team says, is unmistakably spongelike, featuring three hollow tubes and a highly porous surface. Science Magazine(Mar 09, 2015) 1adj easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility Syn spongy, 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 spongy absorbent, absorptive having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) |
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