名词 sponge:

1. a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

2. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

3. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

4. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

动词 sponge:

1. wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

2. ask for and get free; be a parasite

3. erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

4. soak up with a sponge

5. gather sponges, in the ocean

spongen.海绵vt.用海绵擦拭；吸收掉；抹掉sponge tissue栅栏组织sponge-like海绵样的sponge-tent[医] 海绵塞条sponge silver海绵状银sponge fishery海绵渔业sponge matress海绵床垫sponge spicule海绵骨针sponge blanket海绵毯sponge soak up海绵吸 ...sponge probang[医] 海绵除鲠器

throw in the spongevi.扔掉擦身海绵承认失败(认输)

toss up the sponge承认失败； 认输

chuck in the sponge承认失败； 认输

throw up the spongevi.扔掉擦身海绵承认失败(认输)

lay the sponge发面

sponge off someone坐吃某人的饭,白用某人的钱,依靠某人为生

toss in the spongevi.扔掉擦身海绵承认失败(认输)

sponge on someone坐吃某人的饭,白用某人的钱,依靠某人为生

sponge off依赖他人生活

sponge from找 ... 要钱用白吃 ...

sponge outv.忘记

chuck up the sponge承认失败, 认输

sponge down揩抹

sponge onvt.依赖为生(诈取的金钱)

set the sponge发面

sponge upv.用海绵吸

sponge bathn.用海绵擦洗的沐浴