| 单词 | sponge on |
| 例句 | But Johnny decided to sponge on neither—not until he had a job, and something a lot better than delivering papers for Uncle Lome. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then if he comes back you’ll let him stay here and sponge on you just as long as he pleases—like it was before?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I’ve always felt it is an unforgivable thing to dump yourself on friends and then just stay on and on, sponging on their hospitality. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She walked over to the stove and ran a sponge on the warm surface, over and over, her back to Odenigbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His red hair sprang up like a sponge on the top of his head and he stared at Jake with gray, flabby eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "We'd have Ben actually hitting sponges on stands instead of cymbals, then he'd go back and record the cymbals separately - which means you can have the other drums crazy loud." Royal Blood rewrite the rules of rock 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Likewise he examines many examples of animal thought: crows who use tools, dolphins who wear sponges on their noses and gorillas who test the depth of water with branches. Does Autism Hold the Key to What Makes Humans Special? 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z For the fridge exterior, use a sponge on a black or white model, or microfiber cloth for stainless. Company’s coming: Is your house hospitality-ready? This acts as a glue to adhere one cake to another and it also creates delicious pockets of jam and icing between the layers.Put the middle sponge on top and repeat the above process. Six of the best party cakes by Harry and Meghan's wedding-cake maker 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z To touch up, lightly sand the damaged area to scuff it up, apply the primer/base coat, sponge on the contrasting color, and finish with the topcoat, a polyurethane. How to clean brown stains from a formerly white Corian kitchen sink 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Keep the stained areas damp for five minutes, sponging on more of the bleach solution as needed to keep it from drying. How to remove black mold from concrete 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The photo shows sponges on the ocean floor. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mouths are “almost like if you had a pool noodle with a sponge on the end,” Andy Gloss, an evolutionary biologist at New York University, said. While Other Insects Played, This Species Evolved the Blade 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z For homeowners trying to treat pet accidents on their own, the best way is to sponge on clean water, then blot it out by spreading a clean, dry towel over the area and pressing down. How to remove cat urine from carpet 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Food Code does not recommend using sponges on surfaces that have been cleaned, sanitized or are at that moment in contact with food. Your kitchen sponge needs cleaning, too. Here’s how to care for it. 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z At Madison’s studio, she found something beautiful to put her sponge on and much more. These ceramicists prove that what we eat on matters 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z “To me, the sponge on it is just easier to scrub a dirty floor with,” she said. You don’t need a ton of equipment to clean your home. Here are the basics. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The cytosponge or "sponge on a string" will be offered to some patients as an alternative to an endoscopy. Scotland first to use 'sponge on a string' pill as cancer test 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z There were no partitions, and Romans wiped with sponges on sticks that were dipped in water and shared by all users. Opinion | America Is Not Made for Anatomically Correct People 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z But if you are homeless due to job loss or eviction, you are generally viewed as unworthy – and scorned by politicians as a sponge on the system. Coronavirus divides tech workers into the 'worthy' and 'unworthy' sick 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z I’ve never been to Shark Bay and witnessed dolphin cows wearing sponges on their beaks. What makes humans unique among animals 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Organisms collected from the surveys are processed on the ship by a team led by science manager Steve Auscavitch, who was working with black coral and sponges on a recent Friday. Researchers study ocean canyons in marine sanctuary 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z You don’t ever use the same sponge on multiple children. Indiana woman finds growing business in art of face-painting 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z For instance, some dolphin moms in Australia teach their daughters to don a sea sponge on their snouts, allowing them to search the seafloor for fish without hurting their noses. If you’ve noticed many seeming human traits in animals, you’ll want to read this 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The results from the CAT model placed sponges on the earliest branch of the animal family tree. Big data renews fight over animal origins 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “It’s particularly bad on this memorial, for whatever reason,” she said as she sponged on the cleaning fluids. The grimy, black biofilm that’s creeping over the Jefferson Memorial 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z It's basically this sponge on a key chain. Jimmy Fallon on why he won't be near tears again while he's back in L.A. with 'Tonight Show' 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Hasbro's Pie Face game is built round a simple concept: put whipped cream, shaving foam or a wet sponge on the end of the lever, poke your head through the hole and turn the handles. Stars Wars and shaving foam set to be Christmas toy hits - BBC News 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Back in his holding room, and out of sight of Nixon, Kennedy had his media guy, Bill Wilson, sponge on the powder. The reality TV show Trump is producing before our eyes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z He said it was well-known that Romans used sponges on sticks dipped in vinegar as an alternative to toilet paper, but this new theory had come as a revelation. Roman discs 'were toilet paper' 2013-01-26T08:53:30Z Another team presented results from genome sequencing for the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi, and found that the phylum lands either below, or as close to the base as, sponges on the tree. Genome Reveals Comb Jellies' Ancient Origin 2013-01-09T15:15:00.317Z We sponged on three coats of the plaster, letting each dry a little before putting on the next. Green Blog: In a Lime Plaster Job, a Leonardo Moment 2012-12-21T12:30:00Z The dolphins wear the sponges on their rostrum when foraging on the sea floor, apparently to protect themselves from sharp rocks or shells. Dolphin 'sponging' spans centuries 2012-10-22T06:52:05Z Too proud to sponge on his Nihilist friends for more than tea and bread and an occasional cutlet, and too lazy to give lessons, he was growing ever thinner and lazier. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z They're only sponging on you and making you appear a fool all the time. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z Fancy sponging on that simple old woman! and getting her to leave the bulk of her money to him, and away from the rest of us; because that's what it means. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Well, is it likely I’m going to sponge on you for all time? The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z His mother kept a shop; he had been sponging on her for the money he had scattered broadcast. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z “Thanks, you’re a good fellow, but I don’t like to sponge on you; I am dead broke,” I said in answer to his invitation. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z He dressed better than his governor and sponged on him. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z The dolphins place the sponges on their beaks, not on their noses. Observatory: Dolphin Tool Helps to Find Fare on Seafloor 2011-07-28T07:10:02Z He thinks it's possible that even bottlenose dolphins, the most well-known of dolphin species, have electroreception because of the pits on their beaks and propensity for bottom feeding—sometimes even with sponges on their noses. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z He was so cheerful, so good-natured, was such good company, that everyone liked him, but also everyone was provoked at his sponging on his mother and sisters. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z No man’s dead broke till his neck’s broke; and as for sponging on me, one never loses anything by doing a good turn to one of your sort who has good grit. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Like T. leidyi it is capable of producing fresh layers of living sponge on the top of old ones, from which they are separated by a chitinous membrane. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Occasionally, especially in summer, a cold sponge on rising in a room into which an abundance of air is admitted will do much for them. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I’m sure it’s better not to go than to sponge on some of the boys who have money,” sniffed Viola. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z Those that don't bathe often can put in another two cents and get six quarts for soaping, without sponging on the fellows that bathe every day. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z In his way To prove a lesson, apt and scathing, From which young people of to-day May learn the dangers of mixed bathing, And shun the thankless operation Of sponging on a rich relation. Misrepresentative Men 2011-06-05T02:00:15.977Z "I pay for it," he said sententiously; then, with a slight flash of resentment; "you need n't think I sponge on Ewart to the extent of fourteen candles a night." A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Instead, put sponges on the top rack of the dishwasher at the end of every day. 10 tips for a cleaner, safer kitchen 2011-04-04T15:42:04Z But I don’t want to be a burden to you—you’ve been very kind, and I should hate to feel that you think I’m simply sponging on you. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z I think I shall go over by the two o'clock train and meet him and bring him home, and look in at Goethe's sponge on the way. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z “The snow we’ve seen over the past few days will act like a giant sponge on top of buildings, and the rain will just add to the stress of the integrity of the buildings.” Transportation Stymied as Storm Marches Eastward 2011-02-02T15:50:01Z And then, I suppose, the old loafer went off to sponge on somebody…. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z “Would you stay if they weren’t,” she returned, still more hotly, “would you sponge on us folks and sneer at us as well?” The Girl From Tim's Place Nichols extended a fountain pen which the detective opened, sponged on the corner of a handkerchief, and returned with a chuckle of satisfaction. Whispering Wires A man would drop a wet sponge on the dog's head, another on his back, and turn on the circuit. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Surely it was to his credit that he did not sponge on his old friends?” The Intriguers Clean out daily with sponge on stick and warm water, and repeat the dusting till it heals. The Dog This is most effectually done by a sponge on the end of a pole, dipped in strong spirits of ammonia. Soil Culture "And all the kids is sponging on them," grunted Iky, who always had an eye to the main chance. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended Her father's a Major and her mother was of quite good family—and she's got lots of rich, stingy relations ... and she doesn't sponge on 'em. Jan and Her Job "To sponge on you two under false pretences." Nobody Her husband meanwhile stuck closer than ever to the Rector, who had revived his old fondness for his younger brother, letting himself be sponged on in spite of his tight-fistedness. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore A friend, rushing in to fetch him to the funeral, found him so seated, singing and playing, balancing the dripping sponge on the top of his head. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 I waded out, winding as I went, to find that the bonefish had fouled the line on a sponge on the bottom, and he had broken free just above the hook. Tales of Fishes There were some books, a large slate, a slate pencil, and damp sponge on the table. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The eggs or "nits" are next to be attacked with vinegar, which is sponged on the hair and the fine-tooth comb plied daily for a week. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Don came to with the first swash of the big, smelly sponge on his face. Left Guard Gilbert They supply me with work, which they don't want me to do, in order to keep me from sponging on my wife. The Creators A Comedy The prospect of sponging on Puffin was most exhilarating, and he put his large slippered feet on to the fender. Miss Mapp We got pinched en bloc, and as I was broke I had to sponge on the yeggs to get me out of jail.” The Madness of May There were few traces of occupation visible; only a pair of felt slippers under the bed, a large bath sponge on the washstand, and a dressing-gown hanging on the nail behind the door. The Dark Tower You’ve handed me the pickled visage since I got the rowdy-dow on my last job—good Lord! you acted like you thought I liked to sponge on you. The Job An American Novel Oh, he hung around the Settlement, sponging on one and another till he were kicked out; then he come down to the breeds. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest I told him he ought to be content to sponge on me for food and clothes without wanting presents, too. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play I know it always woke me when Alan put the cold sponge on my face, on those horrid winter mornings when he would go out early into the snow.' Chatterbox, 1906 Spread the mixture with a sponge on the paper, which takes a brilliant yellow color, and expose when quite dry; the proofs have the delicacy and vigor of albumen prints. Photographic Reproduction Processes Stand by your swell friends, and toss it into my teeth that I and mine are sponging on you for a living, and you want your money. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike I have twenty-eight cents, and I wouldn't want to go sponging on a girl anyhow! A Little Girl in Old New York A dirty, idle set that will sponge on you, and laugh behind your back!” The Lady of the Basement Flat I don’t believe he meant to sponge on his sister; I don’t think he knew he did sponge, only he sponged. The Nebuly Coat No matter whether I can walk or not I shan't stay and sponge on you. Fair Harbor This was such common-sense advice that Nealie was very glad to take it, although she felt rather embarrassed, because it looked so much like sponging on the generosity of their kind hostess. The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking "For I am just determined not to be sponging on you and Bruce if I can help it." Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge The Julias, Faustinas, and Agrippinas, with hair dressed like a big sponge on the brow, were so comical I was never tired of looking at them. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag The mysterious girl hidden in his stateroom was no longer an adventuress, sponging on his idiotic generosity: she was an exquisite, almost a sacred, charge. The Lion's Mouse I've not sunk to sponging on my boy friends, at any rate. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story He wrote to Vienna for a Jewish male child, well-authenticated as an orphan; he did not want the parents to come and sponge on him in later years. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 "I'm simply crazy to stay at Artemis Lodge, but I couldn't sponge on a perfectly absolutely strange girl." Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge If it’s you, I shall sponge on you for life, so don’t imagine you will have all the fun to yourself. The Fortunes of the Farrells How I do hate sponging on other people!” The Independence of Claire It must understand—and I shall make it clear—that its rapid advance will kill culture; and the proper conclusion is that it ought to despise culture, not to sponge on it. The New Society He rubbed old panels with his sleeve and dabbed wet sponges on surfaces that had sunk. The Tragic Muse I've told you all along that I wouldn't sponge on any of you. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge They all liked the idea, only Brent Gaylong said his fellows didn't have many eats and they didn't want to be sponging on us. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder They would shoot a cannon, had a sponge on a long rod. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 The arrangement whereby I have to sponge on Maxwell for men if I want them is a detestable arrangement. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Of course, you can sponge on your friends for a year or two, if you are mean enough to do so; but there is an end to that sort of thing, in time. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The best way to wipe out a friendship is to sponge on it. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals I picked up odd jobs for newspapers, or sponged on my brother. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary Everything is lovely until some rascal in the bunch throws a cold sponge on you and slaps you across the back, or turns the cold water on, when you only want hot. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball Eggs, turkeys, etc., etc., it is quite a pleasure to see how the poor people instead of trying to sponge on one are anxious to make a return for kindness. Letters from Egypt When Tom has half his income Laid by at the year's end, Poor Ned has ne'er a stiver That rightly he may spend, But sponges on a tradesman, Or borrows from a friend. Successful Recitations You'll not have it so long as you let people sponge on you. Class of '29 Mosinga, 25 feet, waist deep, with 150 yards of sponge on right bank and about 50 yards on left. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi He was nothing but a needy adventurer, and he only approached Major Bertram to sponge on him. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town Good old Hannah, she is divorced for being too fat and old, and replaced by a young Turk whose family sponge on Hajjee Ali and are condescending. Letters from Egypt Yes, and look at the way Bailey used to sponge on him. Twelve Men The idea of Mr. Vaughan trying to sponge on poor Mr. Gervase in that shabby way! The Hill of Dreams The silk is sponged on the side intended to show; it is allowed to become partially dry, and then ironed on the wrong side. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Some of us managed to sleep a little; the others tried to allay the pangs of hunger by chewing their musket-covers, the sponges on their ramrods, even their boot-soles. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts I reminded Lady Henry, but she only thought me a mean parasite, sponging on a duchess for presents above my station. Lady Rose's Daughter I was ashamed of sponging on Paunchy, and could not bring myself to come back to the saloon where he would willingly have fed me. Shandygaff I sometimes think to myself it's downright disgusting the way we all sponge on you. The Rocks of Valpre Dismissed, he began to live on his wife, sponged on her. Note-Book of Anton Chekhov You hang to me like a leech—you sponge on me, you gorge yourself—" "That is enough, Evelyn. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 There was an excellent picture showing the find of sponges on the Koettlitz Glacier. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Miss Letitia Blandish, sister of the above, a fawning timeserver, who sponges on the wealthy. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook He considered himself a genius whom it was the duty of the country to support, and he sponged on his wretched relatives and anyone who would lend him money. Mr. Standfast Then, indeed, the big cold sponge on his head and spine scattered these foolish troubles like chaff, and restored to him his citizenship among the realities. The Market-Place Harry Burke started his free money movement sincerely enough; now he's sponging on a half-starved sister for endless brandies and sodas. The Innocence of Father Brown I'm not the man to sponge on a woman, even though she may be so nearly my own as you. The Mayor of Casterbridge I don't need to sponge on any one for two-hundred marks! The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I I'm in earnest about this thing: no more sponging on you, Harry. The Fortune Hunter His own house was odious; he hated sponging on the doctor. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories The money he possessed would not last for ever and he could hardly hope to sponge on his Uncle William … even if he were inclined to do so … for the rest of his life. The Foolish Lovers Can't you see the shame of letting people think I was a d—beat, who sponged on you for my keep? The Greater Inclination "Oh, I have known you for some time, Mademoiselle," he said; "you are the little stick with the sponge on the top." My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt On another was a sponge on the point of a spear. Adela Cathcart, Volume 1 Now it happened that he had a brother who was not a bit like himself, but was a sort of ne'er-do-well, always hard-up and sponging on other people, and never working. Frenzied Fiction "Thanks awfully, Bertie, but I'm not going to sponge on you." My Man Jeeves He said he was sick of being sponged on by men who never asked him back. War-time Silhouettes Many a lovely gem is, therefore, nothing more than the imperishable record of aggression on the part of a flabby sponge on a resourceful oyster. Tropic Days Besides which the movement afforded him grand opportunities for living in sloth and sponging on other people. A Girl Among the Anarchists Surely you can see it all for yourself, since you admit the 'nephew'—a scamp, perhaps—who sponges on the good-natured woman. The Old Man in the Corner When Tom has half his income Laid by at the year's end, Poor Ned has ne'er a stiver That rightly he may spend, But sponges on a tradesman, Or borrows from a friend. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe And for a time the conspiracy was successful in so far that we all concluded that Heyst was boarding with the good-natured—some said: sponging on the imbecile—Morrison, in his brig. Victory An Island Tale I couldn't sponge on her hospitality for six months… I wonder she doesn't say something. Celibates I understand how fellows who have unexpectedly lost their income go through life sponging on relatives and friends. In the Year of Jubilee A few were vicious idlers, sponging on their parents for a living at twenty years of age; others simply mischievous lads, with a trade at their fingers' ends, if they chose to work. Jonah He hastily set down the basin and sponge on a chair, then straightened up in a vain effort to regain mastery of himself. The Prospector No one had ever heard of his sponging on his friends. The Duke's Children The hours of obligatory work would be so short and the work so light that he would have abundance of leisure to prepare his orations without sponging on his co-religionists.' The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists "Went home to sponge on the old man, I suppose," said Skinner. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent So the older residents had come to look on Mrs Yabsley as their property, and they formed a sort of club to sponge on her methodically. Jonah Which means that you have often occasion to, and that he often sponges on you. Washington Square "Some boys do not get up when called, and Mary Ann squeezes the water out of a wet sponge on their faces, and it makes them so mad they wake up." Little Men When Tom has half his income Laid by at the year's end, Poor Ned has ne'er a stiver That rightly he may spend, But sponges on a tradesman, Or borrows from a friend. Ballads Tatiana bathed Nejdanov's head with cold water and vinegar and laid a cold sponge on the small, dark wound, now free from blood. Virgin Soil When I am making enough to support myself without sponging on you," explained Sam, "you can have as many millions as you like; but I must first make enough to keep me alive. The Lost Road Hold on," said Holcroft, "I'm not going to sponge on you. He Fell in Love with His Wife Of course, a man can’t be expected to keep people for ever; so many mouths to fill is hard work these times, and everybody sponges on a man just because he’s good-natured.” Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green "Is that man," I asked myself, "capable of wasting other people's money, abusing their confidence, being disposed to sponge on them?" The Wife, and other stories I don't want to sponge on you too much," he went on, "but if you're really going to stick it out and try and get there, I'd like to go on, too. The Vanished Messenger A regiment of seedy people sponged on him always; he could not listen to a tale of misery but he gave what he had, and sometimes left himself short of a dinner. Essays in Little I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps. Jane Eyre |
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