Word · Frequency #7966
sponging
用海绵擦洗（或吸干）
sponging is the present participle of sponge.
核心释义
to clean, soak up, or wipe something with a sponge.
- 1.
通过欺骗获取；乞讨,白要。
To get by imposition; to scrounge.
- 2.
通过欺骗剥夺(某人)某物。
To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition.
- 3.
用海绵清洁、吸收或轻擦。
To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.
- 4.
像海绵一样吸入或吸收。
To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge.
- 5.
用海绵擦除(如文字或书写)；抹去；消除一切痕迹。
To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
- 6.
面团经酵母或发酵剂作用而变成松软的海绵状团块。
To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.
- 7.
觅食时用一块野生海绵作为工具。
To use a piece of wild sponge as a tool when foraging for food.
揩油；白拿；像海绵一样吸收；抹去；消除；发酵成海绵状；用天然海绵觅食
用法In use
She sponged the spilled juice off the kitchen counter.
用法提示：sponged 是动词 sponge 的过去式，表示用海绵擦除液体。
He is sponging the sink after washing the dishes.
用法提示：is sponging 是现在进行时，表示正在用海绵擦洗。
You should sponge the stain gently before it dries.
用法提示：sponge 在此句中作动词原形，用于 should 之后，表示用海绵擦拭。
sponge sth off/from sth
off强调完全清除，from强调来源。
She sponged the sauce off the tablecloth.
她用海绵擦掉了桌布上的酱汁。
sponge sth up
up表示彻底吸收。
Use a cloth to sponge up the spilled water.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sponge off someone
- 揩某人的油；白吃白喝某人
- He always sponges off his friends instead of getting a job.他总是不找工作，白吃白喝朋友的。
- sponge up liquid
- 吸干液体；像海绵一样吸收
- She used a towel to sponge up the spilled milk.她用毛巾吸干了洒出来的牛奶。
- sponge down a surface
- 用海绵擦洗表面
- He sponged down the kitchen counters after dinner.晚饭后他用海绵擦洗了厨房台面。
- sponge away a stain
- 用海绵擦掉污渍
- She sponged away the coffee stain from the white shirt.她用海绵擦掉了白衬衫上的咖啡污渍。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：海绵(sponge)会吸水，动词指像海绵一样“吸”走别人的钱或好处，即白拿、揩油。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday casual conversation、discussing someone who lives off others、informal complaints about freeloading 作“揩油、白拿”讲时，通常用于口语和非正式场合，多出现在谈论某人依赖他人生活或占便宜的语境里；正式文件或学术写作中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词，常用短语有 sponge off（依赖…生活）和 sponge up（吸收）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
plunge、lunge、grunge、expunge 都与 sponge 押韵，重读部分都含 /ʌndʒ/。scrounge 拼写接近，但读 /skraʊndʒ/，并不押韵。spongy /ˈspʌndʒi/ 和 sponging /ˈspʌndʒɪŋ/ 虽拼写相近，但多一个音节，也不押韵。
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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