mop
n
1
(a) tool consisting of a bundle of thick strings or a piece of sponge fastened to a long handle, used for cleaning floors 拖把; 墩布.
(b) similar tool with a short handle, used for various purposes, eg cleaning dishes 短柄拖把狀用具(如洗碗刷): a dish mop 洗碗刷.
2 mass of thick (usu untidy) hair 蓬松的(通常指蓬亂的)頭發(fā)
a mop of curly red hair 鬈曲而蓬亂的紅頭發(fā). mop, v (-pp-)
1 [Tn] clean (sth) with a mop 用拖把擦洗(某物): mop the floor 擦地板.
2
(a) [Tn] wipe (the face), esp with a handkerchief, to remove sweat, tears, etc 擦(臉)(尤指用手帕擦去汗、 淚等)
mop one's brow (with a handkerchief) (用手帕)擦前額.
(b) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) with sth; ~ sth (from sth) wipe (a liquid) from a surface using an absorbent cloth 用吸水的布擦掉(液體)
keep mopping (with a towel) 繼續(xù)(用毛巾)擦
mop tears (from one's face) (with a handkerchief) (用手帕)擦去(臉上的)淚水.
3 (phr v) mop sth/sb up
(a) remove (spilt or unwanted liquid) by wiping it with an absorbent cloth, a mop, etc (用吸水的布、 拖把等)擦去(潑灑的或不想要的液體)
She mopped up the pools of water on the bathroom floor. 她擦 去浴室地面上一灘灘的水.
(Brit) mop up (ie soak up, absorb) one's gravy with a piece of bread 用面包吸乾肉汁.
(b) complete (the final parts of a task); deal with (the final members of a group) 結(jié)束, 完成(一任務(wù)的最後部分); 對(duì)付, 處理(一批中的最後幾個(gè))
mop up the last few bits of work 完成最後的幾件工作.
(c) capture or kill (the remaining small groups of people who continue to fight an army) 掃蕩(殘敵); 肅清(殘余分子)
mop up isolated pockets (ie small areas) of resistance 掃蕩幾處孤立頑抗的小片地區(qū)
engaged in mopping-up operations 進(jìn)行掃蕩.