spongy

英 [ˈspʌndʒi]

美 [ˈspʌndʒi]

adj.  海绵似的; 柔软吸水的

GRE医学

BNC.23299 / COCA.18874

牛津词典

adj.

• 海绵似的；柔软吸水的
  soft and able to absorb water easily like a sponge
  1. spongy moss
     海绵似的苔藓
  2. The ground was soft and spongy.
     土地松软，像海绵似的。
  3. The bread had a spongy texture.
     那种面包很松软。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 海绵般松软而有弹性的
  Something that isspongyis soft and can be pressed in, like a sponge.
  1. We liked the bike's spongy handgrip for keeping our hands away from cold metal...
     我们喜欢这辆自行车的软把手，有了它，我们的双手就不用再接触冰冷的金属了。
  2. The earth was spongy from rain.
     地面因下雨而变得松软。

英英释义

adj

• like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
  Synonym:spongelike
• easily squashed
  1. spongy bread
  Synonym:squashysquishyspongelike

双语例句

• Instead, we perch on spongy green chairs in a corner of his cluttered office.
  于是，我们走到他乱糟糟办公室的一角，在两张绿色海绵椅上坐了下来。
• He took up a handful of spongy soil and smelled it.
  他抓起一把松软的泥土嗅着。
• Soil moisture and potassium amount could improve potassium content of palisade tissue and spongy tissue.
  土壤水分和钾用量能提高叶片栅栏组织和海绵组织的含钾量。
• Spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar.
  像海绵的糖果，由凝胶、糖和玉米糖浆制成，然后撒上糖粉。
• Prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood.
  澳大利亚一种有刺的刺桐，木材柔软，海绵质。
• Raspberries have a matt, spongy surface.
  木莓的表面无光泽且松软多孔。
• Marrow is a soft, spongy tissue inside bone.
  骨髓是骨骼中一种柔软的、海绵状的组织。
• Genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium.
  包括柔软的菌丝体的且它的果体锥度以它的基部为准的真菌的属。
• This radish has gone spongy to the core.
  这萝卜都糠透了心儿了。
• This is also true of spongy tissue surrounding the urethra.
  环绕尿道海绵体的海绵组织也是这样。