mop
UK [mɒp] US [mɑ:p] noun countable
■a stick with soft material fixed at one end, especially used for washing floors or dishes 拖把；洗碗刷•a floor mop地板拖把 •a dish mop洗碗刷
UK [mɒp] US [mɑ:p] verb transitive (-pp-)
■to use a mop to wash something 用拖把拖洗•He mopped the bathroom floor.他拖了浴室地板。 ■to use a cloth to remove sweat from the face 擦去（脸上的）汗水•He kept pausing to mop his brow.他不断停下来擦去额头的汗水。
UK [mɒp] US [mɑ:p] verb transitive (-pp-)
Phrasal Verbs [M] mop sth up
CLEAN
■to use a cloth or a mop to remove liquid from the surface of something （用布或拖把）吸干净；用拖把擦去•There's milk on the floor over there - could you get a cloth and mop it up?那边地板上有牛奶——你能拿块布把它擦干净吗？ FINISH [M] informal
■to finish dealing with something 结束，完成•It took a week to mop up the last of the enemy soldiers (= defeat them).彻底消灭敌军残部花了一个星期。 |