"sponger" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 白喫白喝的人
• 寄生蟲

Definition

sponger 指經常依賴他人金錢、食物或好意生活的人，自己從不回報。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬非正式、貶義詞，常用於批評不付出而佔便宜的人。常見語句：“不要做sponger”，“他就是個sponger”。不要和“sponge”（海綿）混淆。

Examples

He is a sponger who never pays for his own food.

他是個**白喫白喝的人**，從來不付自己的飯錢。

No one likes a sponger in the group.

沒有人喜歡團隊裡的**寄生蟲**。

She doesn't want to be a sponger and depends on herself.

她不想做個**寄生蟲**，選擇靠自己。

Mark turned into a real sponger after losing his job, always asking his friends for money.

Mark失業後變成了一個**寄生蟲**，總是向朋友們借錢。

Nobody wants a sponger crashing on their couch for months.

沒有人願意讓**白喫白喝的人**在自己的沙發上住幾個月。

If you keep acting like a sponger, people will stop helping you.

如果你一直做**寄生蟲**，大家就不會再幫你了。