sponges 是 sponge 的複數spongeKK [ˋspʌndʒ] /ˈspʌndʒ/名詞1海綿、菜瓜布She wiped the table with a damp sponge after dinner.晚餐後她用濕海綿把桌子擦乾淨。2海綿動物、海綿Sponges attach themselves to rocks on the ocean floor.海綿動物會附著在海底的岩石上。3海綿蛋糕英式She baked a light sponge filled with cream and strawberries.她烤了一個夾著鮮奶油和草莓的鬆軟海綿蛋糕。4寄生蟲、揩油的人口語，貶義He's been a sponge since he moved back home.他搬回家住之後就一直在吃家裡的。動詞1用海綿擦、擦拭The nurse sponged his forehead with cool water.護理師用冷水替他擦拭額頭。顯示全部 8 個義項動詞2擦掉、抹去He sponged the diagram off the whiteboard before class.上課前他把白板上的圖表擦掉了。3白拿、揩油口語，貶義He sponges money from his friends and never pays it back.他老是跟朋友拿錢，而且從來不還。片語動詞1白吃白住、依賴、揩油口語，貶義He's thirty and still sponging off his parents.他都三十歲了，還在靠父母養。