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spongesponge1 /spʌndʒ / noun [countable, uncountable] a piece of rubber or plastic (or of a natural substance from a sea animal called a “sponge”). Sponges have many small holes, absorb water and are used for cleaning things or for washing yourself.海绵
spongesponge2 /spʌndʒ / verb - [transitive] sponge sb / yourself / sth (down) to wash someone / yourself / something with a wet cloth or sponge（用湿布或海绵）擦洗，揩拭◆She sponged her hot face.她用湿海绵擦了擦她那滚烫的脸。◆He sponged down the tables after the last dinner customers left.最后一批吃晚饭的顾客离开后，他用湿毛巾抹桌子。
- [transitive] to remove something using a wet cloth or sponge（用湿布或海绵）擦掉，揩去◆We tried to sponge the blood off my shirt.我们努力想把我衬衫上的血迹擦掉。
- [intransitive] sponge (off / on sb) (informal) to get money, food, etc. regularly from other people without doing anything for them or offering to pay揩油；白要；白拿；蹭饭◆He spent his whole life sponging off his relatives.他靠在亲戚那儿蹭吃蹭喝过了一辈子。
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