| 释义 |
sponge/spʌn(d)ʒ/ n. & v.●n. 1 any sessile aquatic animal of the phylum Porifera, with a porous bag-like body structure and a rigid or elastic internal skeleton 海绵(一种水生海绵纲动物，身体结构多孔呈袋状，骨骼坚硬或有弹性) 2a the skeleton of a sponge, esp. the soft light elastic absorbent kind used in bathing, cleansing surfaces, etc. (用于洗浴、清洗表面等的)海绵状物 b a piece of porous rubber or plastic etc. used similarly (橡胶或塑料等制的)人造海绵 c a piece of sponge or similar material (esp. one impregnated with spermicide) inserted in the vagina as a contraceptive (尤指置于阴道内含有杀精剂的)避孕海绵 3 a thing of spongelike absorbency or consistency, e.g. a sponge pudding, cake, porous metal, etc. 吸收性(或稠度)似海绵的东西(如海绵布丁、松糕、多孔金属等) lemon sponge 柠檬冻 4 = SPONGER 5 colloq. a person who drinks heavily [口]大量饮酒的人 6 cleansing with or as with a sponge 用海绵擦净 had a quick sponge this morning 今晨用海绵很快地擦洗了身体 ●v. (sponging or spongeing) 1 tr. wipe or cleanse with a sponge 用海绵擦(或揩) 2 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]； often foll. by 常后跟 down, over) sluice water over (the body, a car, etc.) 放水冲洗(身体、汽车等) 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out, away, etc.) wipe off or efface (writing, a memory, etc.) with or as with a sponge 用海绵擦去字迹；抹去记忆 4 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) absorb with or as with a sponge 用海绵吸收，像海绵般吸收 5 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 on, off) live as a parasite; be meanly dependent upon (another person) 过寄生虫般的生活；卑贱地依赖(他人) 6 tr. obtain (drink etc.) by sponging 厚着脸皮讨取(饮料等) 7 intr. gather sponges 采集海绵 8 tr. apply paint with a sponge to (walls, furniture, etc.) 用海绵涂油漆于(墙壁、家具等) □ spongeable adj.□ spongelike adj.□ spongiform adj. (esp. in senses 1 、 2a of n. 尤用于名词释义 1 、 2a)[Old English via Latin spongia from Greek spoggia, spoggos] |