| 词汇 | sponge down |
| 释义 | Phr V sponge down sponges, sponging, sponged sponge down sth or sponge sth down to clean something by rubbing it with a wet sponge (= soft substance full of holes)That stain should disappear if you sponge it down with a little detergent. sponge down sth/sb • sponge sth/sb down to wipe something or someone with a sponge in order to clean them. A sponge is a piece of a soft substance which has a lot of holes and takes in water very easily: Madeleine sponged down all the windows and cleaned off all the grime. One of the nurses was sponging him down in bed. sponge down1. To wash, wipe, or moisten with or as with a sponge. I didn't have time to shower, so I just sponged down before heading home. 2. To wash, wipe, or moisten someone or something with or as with a sponge. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sponge" and "down." There's a great photo of my parents sponging me down in the kitchen sink when I was a baby. Dad's making us sponge down the car because we drove it through the mud. The nurse sat by and sponged down the child's forehead to help keep the fever at bay. sponge someone or something downto remove the [excess] moisture from someone or something; to wipe someone or something with a sponge. The fight manager sponged his boxer down. I will sponge down the countertop. sponge downv. To moisten or wipe the surface of someone or something with or as if with a sponge: The artist sponged down the canvas with primer before starting the painting. I had a high fever, so the nurse sponged my forehead down. |
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