mop
vt. 用拖把拖; 擦拭
vi. 用拖把拖; 擦拭; 搭拉着脸
n. 拖把; 蓬松的头发; 鬼脸
A mop is a piece of equipment for washing floors. It consists of a sponge or many pieces of string attached to a long handle.
If you mop a surface such as a floor, you clean it with a mop.
There was a woman mopping the stairs.
一个女人在拖楼梯。
If you mop sweat from your forehead or mop your forehead, you wipe it with a piece of cloth.
He mopped perspiration from his forehead...
他擦去了前额的汗水。
The Inspector took out a handkerchief and mopped his brow.
检察员掏出手帕,擦了擦眉头。
If someone has a mop of hair, they have a lot of hair and it looks rather untidy.
He was long-limbed and dark-eyed, with a mop of tight, dark curls.
他四肢修长、眼睛乌黑发亮,留着一头蓬乱浓密的黑色卷发。
1. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
1. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop;
2. make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip;
clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub
这些动词均有"使干净"之意。
mop up
肃清:在胜利之后清除一个地区的残余敌军部队
【非正式用语】 执行不重要的任务,包括一个项目或一次活动
mop something up
(非正式)结束;处理
You'd better mop up that pool of water on the floor before father sees it.
你最好在父亲还没看见这滩水之前就用拖把把它从地板上拖掉.
Ann soaked up the water on the floor with a mop.
小安用拖把将地板上的水吸乾.
When higher tier units are frozen, lower tier units can mop them up with ease.
当高级单位遭受冻结时, 低级别的单位就能轻松地把它们做掉.
John went to grab towels out of the bathroom to mop up the blood.
John跑到浴室拽出毛巾来擦血迹.
It will still take some time to mop up these enemy remnants, but not long.
肃清这一部分残余敌军,还需要一些时间, 但已为期不远了.