sponging
海棉,海棉布,海棉疗法,海棉法
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Definitions
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- : any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- : the light, yielding, porous, fibrous skeleton or framework of certain animals or colonies of this group, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed, characterized by readily absorbing water and becoming soft when wet while retaining toughness: used in bathing, in wiping or cleaning surfaces, etc.
- : any of various other similar substances, often porous rubber or cellulose, used for washing or cleaning.
- : sponge bath.
- : a person or thing that absorbs something freely: His mind is a sponge gathering historical data.
- : a person who persistently borrows from or lives at the expense of others; sponger; parasite.
- : Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.
- : Metallurgy. a porous mass of metallic particles, as of platinum, obtained by the reduction of an oxide or purified compound at a temperature below the melting point.
- : Surgery. a sterile surgical dressing of absorbent material, usually cotton gauze, for wiping or absorbing pus, blood, or other fluids during a surgical operation.
- : Cooking. dough raised with yeast, especially before kneading, as for bread.a light, sweet pudding of a porous texture, made with gelatin, eggs, fruit juice or other flavoring material, etc.
- : a disposable piece of polyurethane foam permeated with a spermicide for insertion into the vagina as a contraceptive.
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sponged, spong·ing.
- : to wipe or rub with or as with a wet sponge, as to moisten or clean.
- : to remove with or as with a wet sponge.
- : to wipe out or efface with or as with a sponge.
- : to take up or absorb with or as with a sponge: to sponge up water.
- : to borrow, use, or obtain by imposing on another's good nature, friendship, hospitality, or the like: He sponged 40 bucks from his friend and went to the city.
- : Ceramics. to decorate by dabbing at it with a sponge soaked with color.
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sponged, spong·ing.
- : to take in or soak up liquid by absorption.
- : to gather sponges.
- : to live at the expense of others: He came back home and sponged off his family for a while.
Phrases
- sponge on
- throw in the sponge
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Examples
“I was born in ’75, and I absorbed the ’80s like a sponge, for better or for worse,” he said.
Ideally, Sodha said, brushes should be washed after every use and any type of sponge treated as disposable, but ultimately the process is “very individual” and people need to figure out what works for them.
Stacie Thomas, a makeup artist and educator in Seattle, said she does a deep clean of the brushes and sponges she uses on herself weekly.
Soap dispensing sponge holder by OXONo more messy soap bottlesFor a job that makes things cleaner, washing dishes can be a mess.
Press your sponge down on the grate-like plastic top, and the dispenser will inject it full of suds.
The biggest pre-election issue, Haredi sponging and shirking of military service, was captured by Yair Lapid.
I never had the slightest hesitation in sponging upon any human creature.
What if the sleep became a merciful finality, sponging out the aimless unrest men called life?
The large tin sponging-bath is itself not sufficiently portable to be carried as railway luggage, but there are many substitutes.
She found Robert with his arm doubled over a basin, and Susan sponging cold water on it.
We floundered in swales sponging full of dead leaves, and drew back, scratching ourselves on low-hung foliage.