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

• 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。
• This radish has gone spongy to the core.
  这萝卜都糠透了心儿了。
• 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。
• The lungs are made up of spongy tissue.
  肺是由海绵样的组织构成的。
• The earth was spongy from rain.
  地面因下雨而变得松软。
• 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。
• Bogs are acidic wetlands with spongy peat deposits and moss-covered bottoms.
  比赛的沼泽地是底部由柔软泥炭沉淀和苔藓覆盖的酸性湿地。
• This spongy iron could be hammered into shape to make tools and weapons.
  这种海绵铁可以锻成一定形状，用来制造工具和武器。
• Such immersion or displacement deposits are usually spongy and black.
  这种浸镀或置换是海棉状和黑色的。
• In hard cortical bone this process of replacement is considerably slower than in spongy or cancellous bone.
  坚硬的皮质骨的替代过程大大慢于海绵骨或松质骨。