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(intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others. / (transitive, intransitive with on or upon) To get by imposition; to scrounge.

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sponge

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sponge

IPA（発音記号）

/spʌnd͡ʒ/

動詞

自動詞俗語他動詞前置詞句

日本語の意味

他人の親切に乗じてただ乗りする、無理に利益を得ること / 頼って生計を立てる、寄生的な生活をすること

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Whenever there's a free meal, Jenna tends to sponge off her coworkers.

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無料の食事があると、ジェナは同僚にたかることが多い。

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意味（1）

(intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.

The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast, that spunges upon other Peoples Trenchers.

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意味（2）

(transitive, intransitive with on or upon) To get by imposition; to scrounge.

“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.

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