spongy 的定义
spon·gi·er, spon·gi·est.
- of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
- having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge; absorbing or holding liquid or yielding liquid when pressed.
- of or relating to a sponge.
- lacking in firmness or solidity: spongy wood; a spongy feeling from the car brakes.
- moist and soft; soggy: spongy ground.
- porous but hard, as bone.
spongy 近义词
cushioned, absorbent
更多spongy例句
- It’s a rare backpacking treat, with no roads, signs, or designated campsites—but plenty of rough and spongy backcountry tundra.
- Within xylem, sap is pulled like a string, caught in a tug-of-war between spongy soil and airy leaves.
- Neuroscience is moving towards a “holistic conception of health” that considers the brain’s functions in concert with our other spongy, slippery organs, rather than as a separate entity studied alone in a jar.
- One used tubular structures and the other spongy tissue structures to help deliver cell nutrients and remove waste.
- We butterflied the penis, slicing the shaft neatly in half to reveal the spongy tissue within.
- The half-circle of bread gets squeezed open to become a pocket like a huge, spongy pita.
- But last fall it seemed as if the spongy, sickly-sweet confections would disappear from the face of the earth.
- The tenderloin is rare when soft and spongy, and it becomes firmer as it reaches medium to well done.
- The wood of the tree pandans is too spongy and soft to make a good material for the construction of houses.
- The stone is the soft spongy limestone which abounds on this coast, and I may add, through most of Palestine.
- Prepare the crabs by removing the apron and the spongy substance under the shell of each crab.
- With this variety, lift up the points on each side of the back shell and remove the spongy substance that is found under them.
- While such mixtures do not require beating, spongy mixtures, such as omelets and sponge cakes, do.