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sponge
海绵（清洁用品）；洗碗海绵
核心释义
A piece of porous material used for washing, originally made from the marine animal and now often plastic.
- 1.
多孔动物门(Porifera)的各种海洋无脊椎动物,其多孔骨架常由二氧化硅构成。
Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
- 2.
用于清洗的多孔材料块(最初由这些无脊椎动物制成,现常为塑料制)。
A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
- 3.
合成洗涤海绵所用的多孔材料。
The porous material that synthetic washing sponges are made of.
- 4.
一种松软的蛋糕。
A type of light cake.
- 5.
善于吸收思想的人。
A person who readily absorbs ideas.
- 6.
一种置入阴道的避孕工具；避孕海绵。
A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.
- 7.
任何类似海绵的物质。
Any sponge-like substance.
- 8.
用于发射后清洁炮膛的拖把,由木制圆柱体包裹带毛羊皮或厚重绒布制成,并带有手柄或杆。
A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.
- 9.
马蹄铁对应于蹄跟的末端或尖端。
The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, corresponding to the heel.
海绵（海洋动物）；海绵蛋糕；海绵般善于吸收知识的人；海绵状物质；多孔材料；避孕海绵
用法In use
The sponge absorbs water quickly, so it's perfect for washing the car.
用法提示：sponge 作名词，指清洁用的海绵块，充当句子主语。
Please squeeze out the sponge before you put it back in the sink.
用法提示：sponge 作名词，是动词短语 squeeze out 的宾语，指海绵块。
I bought a pack of sponges to clean the bathroom tiles.
用法提示：sponges 是 sponge 的复数形式，作动词 bought 的宾语，指多块清洁海绵。
a [adj] sponge
形容词如 wet, dry, clean 等修饰 sponge。
She used a wet sponge to wipe the table.
她用一块湿海绵擦了桌子。
use a sponge to do sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sponge cake
- 海绵蛋糕
- She made a light and fluffy sponge cake.她做了一个松软的海绵蛋糕。
- sponge bath
- 海绵擦浴
- The nurse gave the patient a sponge bath.护士给病人做了海绵擦浴。
- sponge mop
- 海绵拖把
- He used a sponge mop to clean the kitchen floor.他用海绵拖把清洗厨房地板。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- sponge off someone
- 依赖他人生活He's been sponging off his parents for years.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
海绵的英文sponge，可以联想为‘死胖子’，因为它很能吸水。
语境与语域Context & Register
（名词）通常指用于清洁的柔软吸水海绵，常见于家庭、厨房、浴室等日常场景；在生物学中也指海绵动物。注册中性，使用广泛。
语法说明Grammar Note
As a noun, 'sponge' is countable and can be used with 'a' or in plural form 'sponges'.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Lunge, plunge, and grunge rhyme with sponge (all pronounced /ʌndʒ/). Range, change, and orange share the -nge spelling but have different vowel sounds (/eɪndʒ/ and /ɔːrɪndʒ/), so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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