1 a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily, used for washing yourself or cleaning sth 海绵
☞picture at bucket 见bucket插图
2 =SPONGE CAKE
sponge²
/spʌndʒ ||; spʌndʒ/verb
[T] to remove or clean sth with a wet sponge¹(1) or cloth 用海绵或湿布抹去或清洗
sponge off sb(informal 非正式) to get money, food, etc from sb without paying or doing anything in return 白拿别人的钱、吃白食等;靠某人养活;揩油
sponge1/spʌndʒ; spʌndʒ/n [C,U] 1 a soft object full of small holes that takes in and holds water, and is used for washing things 海绵2 BrE a sponge cake【英】海绵蛋糕throw in the sponge at 见 THROW1
sponge2v 1 also 又作 sponge down [T] to wash something with a wet cloth or sponge 用海绵[湿布]擦洗2 [I] informal disapproving to get money, food etc from someone without doing anything to help them【非正式﹐贬】揩油: +off He's always sponging off his friends. 他老是揩朋友的油。
spongespongespongesspongedspongingspongeingnoun1a soft thing with a lot of small holes in it, that you use for washing yourself or cleaning things2 (British) (alsosponge cake) a soft light cake: a chocolate sponge