| 单词 | sponge |
| 释义 | sponge n. & v. --n 1. any aquatic animal of the phylum Porifera, with pores in its body wall and a rigid internal skeleton. 2. a the skeleton of a sponge, esp. the soft light elastic absorbent kind used in bathing, cleansing surfaces, etc. b a piece of porous rubber or plastic etc. used similarly. 3. a thing of spongelike absorbency or consistency, e.g. a sponge pudding, cake, porous metal, etc. (lemon sponge). 4. = SPONGER. 5. colloq. a person who drinks heavily. 6. cleansing with or as with a sponge (had a quick sponge this morning). --v 1. tr. wipe or cleanse with a sponge. 2. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by down, over) sluice water over (the body, a car, etc.). 3. tr. (often foll. by out, away, etc.) wipe off or efface (writing, a memory, etc.) with or as with a sponge. 4. tr. (often foll. by up) absorb with or as with a sponge. 5. intr. (often foll. by on, off) live as a parasite; be meanly dependent upon (another person). 6. tr. obtain (drink etc.) by sponging. 7. intr. gather sponges. 8. tr. apply paint with a sponge to (walls, furniture, etc.). Phrases and idioms sponge bag a waterproof bag for toilet articles. sponge cake a very light cake with a spongelike consistency. sponge cloth 1. soft, lightly-woven cloth with a slightly wrinkled surface. 2. a thin spongy material used for cleaning. sponge pudding Brit. a steamed or baked pudding of fat, flour, and eggs with a usu. specified flavour. sponge rubber liquid rubber latex processed into a spongelike substance. sponge tree a spiny tropical acacia, Acacia farnesiana, with globose heads of fragrant yellow flowers yielding a perfume: also called OPOPANAX. Derivatives spongeable adj. spongelike adj. spongiform adj. (esp. in senses 1, 2). Etymology: OE f. L spongia f. Gk spoggia, spoggos |
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