Spongy describes something soft and full of little holes that hold air or liquid, so that it squashes down when you press it and then comes back up. It is a word about touch.

Spongy describes Spongy用來形容 something soft某個東西是軟的 and full of little holes而且佈滿小孔 that hold air or liquid可以含住空氣或液體 so that it squashes down因此當你壓下去時它會凹陷 when you press it當你壓的時候 and then comes back up然後又會彈回來 It is a word about touch這是一個關於觸感的詞

Fresh cake is spongy. So is wet moss, so is ground after heavy rain, so is a cheap mattress, so is the inside of a bone if you cut one open.

Fresh cake is spongy新鮮的蛋糕就是spongy的 So is wet moss濕苔蘚也是 so is ground after heavy rain大雨後的地面也是 so is a cheap mattress便宜的床墊也是 if you cut one open如果你切開的話 so is the inside of a bone骨頭裡面也是

The bounce matters. Something can be soft without being spongy — mud is soft, but it stays where you push it, so we say soft or sticky instead. Spongy means the air inside pushes back.

The bounce matters重點在那個彈性 Something can be soft某個東西可以是軟的 without being spongy但不算spongy mud is soft泥巴是軟的 but it stays where you push it但你把它推到哪它就停在哪 so we say soft or sticky instead所以我們會說它是soft或sticky而不是spongy Spongy means Spongy的意思是 the air inside pushes back裡面的空氣會把你頂回來

Whether it is praise or complaint depends on the thing. In the kitchen it is good: a light, spongy cake is what the baker was aiming for, and British people even call a plain cake a sponge. Everywhere else it usually worries people.

Whether it is praise or complaint這到底是稱讚還是抱怨 depends on the thing要看是講什麼東西 In the kitchen it is good在廚房裡這是好事 a light, spongy cake輕盈鬆軟的蛋糕 is what the baker was aiming for正是烘焙師想做出來的效果 and British people even call a plain cake而且英國人甚至把原味蛋糕叫做 a sponge sponge Everywhere else其他地方 it usually worries people這個詞通常讓人擔心

Spongy floorboards mean water damage. A spongy brake pedal means air in the brake line and is genuinely dangerous. Spongy gums send you to the dentist.

Spongy floorboards Spongy的地板 mean water damage意味著有水損 A spongy brake pedal Spongy的煞車踏板 means air in the brake line意味著煞車油管裡進了空氣 and is genuinely dangerous而且真的很危險 Spongy gums Spongy的牙齦 send you to the dentist該去看牙醫了

So read the noun after it before you decide whether the speaker is pleased.

So所以 read the noun after it要先看它後面接的名詞是什麼 before you decide再決定 whether the speaker is pleased說話者是不是覺得滿意