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

• With the altitude increasing, the thickness of the leaves, palisade and spongy tissue increased, and all of them had well-developed aerenchyma.
  叶肉栅栏组织、海绵组织和叶片的总厚度均随海拔升高而增大，并普遍形成发达的通气组织。
• 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。
• All HA's showed a loose spongy structure with a large number of internal spaces.
  所有腐植酸都有疏松的海绵结构，同时有大量的内部空间。
• This radish has gone spongy.
  这萝卜糠了。
• 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。
• Spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization.
  海绵状橡胶，制造过程中在硫化前加入了空气气泡。
• The lungs are made up of spongy tissue.
  肺是由海绵样的组织构成的。
• With the salt concentration increasing and time prolonging, the same reflections were happened, but the shape of palisade tissues and spongy tissues cells became more deformed.
  随着盐浓度的增加和胁迫时间的延长也发生了类似的变化，但是栅栏组织细胞和海面组织细胞形状变的很不规则。
• When the dough is ready, it will be spongy and springy.
  面团发好后，面团将会像海绵似的柔软和有弹性。
• 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。