| 词组 | sponge |
| 释义 | sponge [sponged, sponged, sponging] sponge down sponge down sth/sb • sponge sth/sb down to wipe something or someone with a sponge in order to clean them. A sponge is a piece of a soft substance which has a lot of holes and takes in water very easily: ▪ Madeleine sponged down all the windows and cleaned off all the grime. ▪ One of the nurses was sponging him down in bed. sponge off/on sponge off/on sb to get money or other things from other people without paying them back or doing anything for them in return - used to show disapproval: ▪ Seb's parents were very rich, and he just sponged off them. He never had to do a day's work in his life. ▪ They're just sponging off the backs of ordinary taxpayers! I don't see why I should give them any of my money. |
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