Verb:

1. apply with a sponge;

   "The painter sponged on his washes"
   

spongen.海绵vt.用海绵擦拭；吸收掉；抹掉sponge sting海绵刺伤sponge cloth松软棉布sponge glassn.毛玻璃sponge metal海绵金属sponge gourdn.丝瓜sponge paste海绵状膏Spongesterol海绵甾醇sponge brick海绵砖sponge graft海绵移植物sponge-bagn.盥洗用品防水袋

1. A gentleman may have money or may sponge on his friends; the criterion of a gentleman is that however poor he may be he still refuses to do useful work.
   绅士可能有钱、或者可能依赖朋友过活; 绅士的准则是，无论他怎么穷也罢，他依然是拒绝做任何有用的工作的。