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sponge /ˈspʌnʤ/  

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh
  • noun
    plural sponges
    [count] :a piece of light natural or artificial material that becomes soft when it is wet, is able to take in and hold liquid, and is used for washing or cleaning
    a kitchen sponge - sometimes used figuratively
    His mind is (like) a sponge. [=he remembers a lot of information easily]
    [count] :a type of sea animal from which natural sponges are made
    [count, noncount] Brit :sponge cake
    a slice of sponge
    [count] informal + disapproving :someone who gets something from someone else without doing or paying anything in return :sponger
    He's a lazy sponge.
    [count] :a device like a sponge that is used by women to prevent pregnancy
    a contraceptive sponge
    verb
    sponges; sponged; sponging
    [+ obj] to clean or wipe (something) with a sponge
    He sponged the table.
    She sponged up the spilt milk.
    He sponged off his face.
    She sponged the dirt off her shirt.
    to put (paint) on a surface with a sponge
    She sponged the paint on the walls. = She sponged the walls.
    informal + disapproving :to get money, food, etc., from (someone) without doing or paying anything in return [+ obj]
    She always sponges meals from us. [no obj] - often + off
    She lives at home and sponges off her parents.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    sponge bath, sponge cake, sponger