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sponge on

/spʌndʒ ɒn/

翻译: 短语动词,指靠别人的慷慨生活而自己不付出、不回报,即白吃白喝、占别人便宜。

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verb

/spʌndʒ ɒn/C1formal
  • zh短语动词,指靠别人的慷慨生活而自己不付出、不回报,即白吃白喝、占别人便宜。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of living at someone else's expense or taking advantage of someone's generosity without giving anything in return.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词,不可分

  1. Live off othersinformal

    To habitually rely on someone else for money, food, or support without giving anything in return.

    zh吃白食

    • He's been sponging on his parents for years without looking for a job.
    • She got tired of her friend sponging on her for free meals.
    • Stop sponging on your brother and start paying your own way.

    同义词bumcadgefreeloadleechmoochscrounge

    反义词earnprovidesupportwork

词形
  • sponged on past participle
  • sponged on past simple
  • sponging on present participle
  • sponges on third person singular

基本动词sponge