n. 海绵;海绵状物:多孔、能吸水的材料或清洁用品(如洗澡用海绵、洗碗海绵);也指海绵动物(海里的原始多细胞动物)。
v. 用海绵擦洗/吸干;(非正式)白吃白喝、占便宜(sponge off)。
(另有少见义:指“海绵状的/多孔的”特性等。)
例句 Examples
I wiped the counter with a sponge.
我用海绵擦了台面。
After the storm, workers used large sponges to soak up water that had leaked into the old library, trying to protect the books from further damage.
暴风雨过后,工人们用大块海绵吸走渗进旧图书馆的积水,尽力保护书籍不再受损。