sponging
present participle ofsponge
| 单词 | sponging |
| 释义 | sponging present participle ofsponge sponge verb uk/spʌndʒ/us/spʌndʒ/spongeverb(GET MONEY)[IorT]disapproving to getmoney,food, etc. from otherpeople,especiallyinordertolivewithoutworking: spongingoffthestate Making appeals & requests
spongeverb(CLEAN)[T](alsosponge down) torubsomething or someone with awetsponge orcloth,especiallytocleanit, him, or her: Mostfoodstainswill come off if you sponge thematerialwith a littledetergent. Thedoctortold me to sponge Erik down withcoldwaterinordertolowerhistemperature. to clean something
Cleaning generally
Examplesofspongingsponging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is also true for the "sponging" behavior of dolphins. From theCambridge English Corpus Thusspongingmay be a mostly female activity, but most females do not carry sponges. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no comic opera or grand opera that it does not afflict with itssponging. From theCambridge English Corpus Liverpool was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and its misfortune was compounded by ill repute, a people supposedly strike-prone,spongingand self-pitying. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, one decides whether one still wants to be a member of a club, where all the members arespongingon one all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Because these treatments are water based they can be removed by spillage or bysponging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They might decide not to bother to claim the benefit, feeling that it would seem as though they weresponging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from employees, it will be employers who will bespongingoff a dependency culture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is true that we cannot go on "sponging" on our friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are far too many peoplespongingon the welfare services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The other criticism relates to my reference tosponging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not call that "sponging" but pooling our resources after the cessation of hostilities in order to get the world on its feet again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He talked about the strikerspongingon the taxpayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The present travel restrictions on currency injure our prestige abroad because they lead us when we go abroad to the necessity ofspongingon foreign friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are notspongingon society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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