sponger
英 ['spʌn(d)ʒə]
美['spʌndʒɚ]
释义
n. n. 使用海绵擦拭的人；海绵采集者；寄生虫；寄生人
n. (Sponger)人名；(德)施蓬格
词态变化
复数: spongers;
近义词
中文词源
sponger 蹭饭者，白吃白喝者sponge,白吃，白喝，-er,人。
英文词源
- sponger (n.)
- 1670s, "parasite," agent noun from sponge (v.) in figurative sense. As a job on a cannon crew, by 1828.
双语例句
- 1. He had no friends because he was a sponger.
- 他没有朋友是因为他是个爱占别人便宜的家伙.
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英英释意
- 1. a workman employed to collect sponges
- 2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
