"sponging" in Chinese (Traditional)
依賴他人用海綿擦拭
Definition
靠他人的錢財或資源生活而不回報的行為；也可以指用海綿清潔某物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常是非正式且帶有一定負面意思，描述依賴他人生活（如“sponging off his parents”）。字面清潔義較少用。勿與名詞“sponge”混淆。
Examples
He was sponging off his friends for months.
他已經**依賴**朋友好幾個月了。
She is sponging the table clean after dinner.
她正在用海綿**擦拭**餐桌。
He started sponging clothes in the laundry room.
他開始在洗衣房用海綿**擦洗**衣服。
I’m tired of you sponging off me all the time.
我厭倦了你總是**依賴**我。
He spent the whole summer just sponging and doing nothing useful.
他整個夏天都在**靠別人過活**，什麼有用的事都沒做。
She walked in on her brother sponging stains off the kitchen floor.
她走進廚房，看到她哥哥在用海綿**清理**地上的污漬。