sponging的中文翻译是什么意思

N-COUNT海绵;人造海绵

Sponge is a very light soft substance with lots of little holes in it, which can be either artificial or natural. It is used to clean things or as a soft layer.

• ...a sponge mattress.

  海绵床垫

N-COUNT海绵(一种海洋动物，体圆而柔软)

A sponge is a sea animal with a soft round body made of natural sponge.

N-COUNT(洗澡或清洁用的)海绵块

A sponge is a piece of sponge that you use for washing yourself or for cleaning things.

• He wiped off the table with a sponge.

  他用一块海绵擦桌子。

VERB用湿海绵擦拭

If you sponge something, you clean it by wiping it with a wet sponge.

• Fill a bowl with water and gently sponge your face and body.

  在一只盆里放上水，轻轻地用蘸湿的海绵擦拭你的面部及身体。

N-VAR海绵蛋糕;松软布丁

A sponge is a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat.

• It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.

  它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。

VERB揩…的油;靠…养活

If you say that someone sponges off other people or sponges on them, you mean that they regularly get money from other people when they should be trying to support themselves.

• He should just get an honest job and stop sponging off the rest of us!...

  他应该找一份正当的工作，不要再揩我们这些人的油了！

• He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his father for money.

  他一辈子都在抱怨失去的机会，并一直伸手向自己的父亲要钱。