sponges 是 sponge 的第三人稱單數、複數spongeKK [spʌndʒ] /spʌndʒ/發音名詞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。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。