sponge /spʌndʒ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or…
• (n.) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
• (v.) wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

Chinese translation

• n. 海绵, 海绵状的东西
• vt. 用海绵擦拭, 吸收掉, 抹掉
• vi. 采集海绵, 海绵般吸收

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/spʌndʒ/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.59 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

sponged, sponges, sponging

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