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海绵 — meaning in English

hǎi mián

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English meaning

  • dope noun (informal) An illegal drug, especially marijuana or heroin.
  • sponge noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.

Senses

海绵 is used for these senses in English:

  • dope (uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
  • sponge (countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

dope — full definition

  1. noun (informal) An illegal drug, especially marijuana or heroin.
  2. noun Inside information, or useful facts about something.
  3. noun (informal) A foolish or stupid person.
  4. adj (slang) Excellent, impressive, cool.
  5. verb To give someone drugs, often secretly or illegally, or (in sports) to use banned performance-enhancing drugs.

sponge — full definition

  1. noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.
  2. noun A light, airy cake.
  3. noun A person who lives off other people's generosity without giving anything back.
  4. verb To live off, or take advantage of, someone else's money or kindness.
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