| 词汇 | sponging |
| 释义 | sponging present participle ofsponge sponge verb uk /spʌndʒ/ us /spʌndʒ/ spongeverb (GET MONEY)[ I or T ]disapproving to get money, food, etc. from other people, especially in order to live without working: 白吃，白要;（尤指）吃白饭 sponging off the state靠国家来养活 Making appeals & requests adjuration appellate apply for something apply to appreciate ask a lot besiege car wash cry entreat entreaty imploringly importunately importunity invite invocation leech push scrounge ticket spongeverb (CLEAN)[ T ](alsosponge down) to rub something or someone with a wet sponge or cloth, especially to clean it, him, or her: 用湿海绵（或湿布）擦，擦洗 Most food stains will come off if you sponge the material with a little detergent.用一点去污剂能去除布料上的大部分食物污渍。 The doctor told me to sponge Erik down with cold water in order to lower his temperature.医生告诉我用冷水给埃里克擦身，以帮他降低体温。 to clean something cleanDid you clean the kitchen? washYou need to wash your hands before supper. clean upClean up this mess! clean outI spent the weekend cleaning out the kitchen cabinets. wipeShe wiped the mirrors until they shone. wipe downWe wipe down the tables after every customer leaves. Cleaning generally brush someone/something off cleaner cleaning cleanse cleansing groom hoovering mop pick pick someone/something up purification purifier rinse scrub sponge spring-cleaning squeegee steam-clean sterilizing swill Examples of spongingsponging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is also true for the "sponging" behavior of dolphins. Thus sponging may be a mostly female activity, but most females do not carry sponges. There is no comic opera or grand opera that it does not afflict with its sponging. Liverpool was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and its misfortune was compounded by ill repute, a people supposedly strike-prone, sponging and self-pitying. Therefore, one decides whether one still wants to be a member of a club, where all the members are sponging on one all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because these treatments are water based they can be removed by spillage or by sponging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might decide not to bother to claim the benefit, feeling that it would seem as though they were sponging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from employees, it will be employers who will be sponging off a dependency culture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is true that we cannot go on "sponging" on our friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are far too many people sponging on the welfare services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other criticism relates to my reference to sponging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not call that "sponging" but pooling our resources after the cessation of hostilities in order to get the world on its feet again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He talked about the striker sponging on the taxpayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present travel restrictions on currency injure our prestige abroad because they lead us when we go abroad to the necessity of sponging on foreign friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not sponging on society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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