sponger

[US]/'spʌn(d)ʒə/
[UK]/'spʌndʒɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 依賴他人生活者;食客
Word Forms
複數spongers

Real-world Examples

You're right. I'm a sponger but I'm proud of it.

你說得對。我是喫閒飯的人,不過我爲此感到自豪。

Source: BBC Authentic English

A sponger soaks up gifts, food and money without working.

而寄生蟲則是不工作卻收到禮物、食物和錢財。

Source: BBC Authentic English

Well I'm sorry to be rude, but it's true–you are a sponger.

嗯,我很抱歉剛剛無禮了,不過我說的是實話,你確實是喫閒飯的人。

Source: BBC Authentic English

Neil, there's a word for people like you. You're a sponger!

尼爾,有個詞可以形容像你這樣的人。你是個寄生蟲!

Source: BBC Authentic English

A sponger is a person who gets money, food and other things from other people without paying.

這個詞指自己不出錢,而從他人那裏得到錢財、食物和其他東西的人。

Source: BBC Authentic English

It don't belong to that sponger any more'.

它不再屬於那個海綿了。

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

'I know spongers, and Blount's not one, ' Biff said.

“我認識海綿, 布朗特不是, ” Biff 說。

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

I had the choice of two things: sponging—you can live in luxury anywhere in the world's capitals for six months if you're a good sponger: I know; I supported dozens of that sort—and disappearing.

我有兩件事可以選擇:吸食——如果你是個吸食者, 你可以在世界各國首都的任何地方享受奢華的生活六個月:我知道; 我支持了幾十個這樣的人——而且正在消失。

Source: One Shilling Candle (Upper)

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