mop
noun
verb
mɒp
noun
1
a
thing
used
for
washing
floors,
consisting
of
a
long
stick
with
threads
of
thick
string
or
a
piece
of
SPONGE
fastened
to
one
end
拖把
a
mop
and
bucket
拖把和水桶
2
a
thing
used
for
cleaning
dishes,
consisting
of
a
short
stick
with
a
piece
of
SPONGE
fastened
to
one
end
洗碗刷
3
a
large
amount
of
thick,
often
untidy
hair
[非正式] 〔常为蓬乱的〕浓密的头发
usually singular 一般用单数 | informal
[+
of
]
He
ran
a
hand
through
his
mop
of
fair
hair.
他用手拢了拢他那浓密的金发。
verb
4
to
wash
a
floor
with
a
wet
mop
用拖把拖（地板）
I,T
She
carried
on
mopping
the
floor.
她继续用拖把拖地。
5
to
dry
your
face
by
rubbing
it
with
a
cloth
or
something
soft
擦干，揩干〔脸〕;
T
It
was
so
hot
he
had
to
keep
stopping
to
mop
his
face.
天气太热，他只得不断地停下来擦一擦脸。
The
doctor
mopped
his
brow
(=removed
sweat
from
his
forehead)
with
a
handkerchief.
医生用手帕擦去额头上的汗水。
6
to
remove
liquid
from
a
surface
by
rubbing
it
with
a
cloth
or
something
soft
擦掉，抹掉（液体）
I,T
mop
sth
from
sth
She
gently
mopped
the
blood
from
the
wound.
她轻轻地揩去伤口上的血。
He
mopped
the
sweat
from
his
face.
他擦去脸上的汗水。
mop
sth
away
She
mopped
the
tears
away
with
a
lacy
handkerchief.
她用一条花边手绢擦去了泪水。
7
mop the floor with sb
to
completely
defeat
someone,
for
example
in
a
game
or
argument
[美] 〔在游戏或辩论等中〕彻底击败某人;
AmE BrE
We
mopped
the
floor
with
the
team
from
Pomona
High.
我们把波莫纳高中队打得落花流水。
8
to
remove
liquid
with
a
mop,
a
cloth,
or
something
soft,
especially
in
order
to
clean
a
surface
〔尤指为清洁某一表面〕擦干，抹去〔液体〕;
Mop
the
sauce
up
with
your
bread.
用面包把沙司醮干净。
He
mopped
up
the
spilt
milk.
他擦干了洒出来的牛奶。
9
to
remove
or
deal
with
something
which
you
think
is
undesirable
or
dangerous,
so
that
it
is
no
longer
a
problem
消灭〔讨厌或危险的事物〕; 肃清
The
usual
solution
is
to
send
in
infantry
to
mop
up
any
remaining
opposition.
通常的解决办法就是派步兵去肃清残余抵抗。
The
rebellion
has
been
crushed,
but
mopping-up
operations
may
take
several
weeks.
叛乱已被粉碎，但肃清行动可能还要几个星期。