詳細釋義
名詞
海綿, 海綿體, 海綿狀物, (外科用的)棉球, 紗布
n.(名詞)
Any of numerous aquatic, chiefly marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Porifera, characteristically having a porous skeleton composed of fibrous material or siliceous or calcareous spicules and often forming irregularly shaped colonies attached to an underwater surface.
海綿:一種水棲的海綿綱的無脊椎海生動物,其特徵是具有同纖維物質或矽質或鈣的針狀物組成的多骨架,通常形成不規則的簇叢,貼在海底地面
The light, fibrous, flexible, absorbent skeleton of certain of these organisms, used for bathing, cleaning, and other purposes.
海綿體:輕的、纖維質的、彈性的、一定組織組成吸收性種結構,用於洗澡、清潔或其它目的
Porous plastics, rubber, cellulose, or other material, similar in absorbency to this skeleton and used for the same purposes.
人造海綿:多孔的塑膠、橡膠、纖維質或其他物質,與海綿體的吸收性能相近,用於同等用途
A gauze pad used to absorb blood and other fluids, as in surgery or the dressing of a wound.
紗布:用於吸血和其他流體透明的紗布塊,用於外科和包紮傷口
A small absorbent contraceptive pad that contains a spermicide and is placed against the cervix of the uterus before sexual intercourse.
殺精保險套:包含殺精劑的保險套,用於性交前放入子宮頸
Dough that has been or is being leavened.
生麵團或正在發酵的麵團
A light cake, such as sponge cake.
布丁:一種輕的糕點,如海綿蛋糕
A sponge bath.
用海綿擦洗
One who habitually depends on others for one's own maintenance.
依附他人者:為了自己的生存而習慣於依靠其他人的人
Informal A glutton.
【非正式用語】 貪吃者
Slang A drunkard.
【俚語】 醉漢:大量飲酒之人
動詞
用海綿等洗滌、
揩拭、擦拭或清除, 用海綿吸收(液體), (俗)依賴某人生活, 詐取某人錢財, 海綿般吸收
sponged, spong.ing, spong.es
To moisten, wipe, or clean with or as if with a sponge:
擦拭:用或似用海綿擦、揩或使乾淨:
sponge off the table.
用海綿擦桌子
To wipe out; erase.
擦掉;揩去
To absorb with or as if with a sponge:
吸收:用或似用海綿吸收:
sponge up the mess.
擦掉污跡
Informal To obtain free:
【非正式用語】 獲得自由:
sponge a meal.
To fish for sponges.
鉤:用鉤撈取海綿
Informal To live by relying on the generosity of others:
【非正式用語】 依靠他人慷慨而生存的人:
sponged off her parents.
不依賴父母
Middle English
from Old English
from Latin spongia
from Greek
from spongos
源自 spongos
sponge
[spQndV]
n.
海綿
寄生蟲,依賴他人為生的人
海綿蛋糕,蜂糕,軟糕
sponge
vt., vi.
sponged, sponging
用濕布或海綿擦拭
(常與out, away連用)用濕布或海綿擦乾淨
(常與up連用)用布或海綿吸掉
(常與on, off連用)敲詐;揩油
雙語例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The sponge soaked in the water on the desk.
海綿將書桌上的水吸了進去。
That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!
那孩子吸收新知識像海綿似的。