mop up

英 [mɒp ʌp]

美 [mɑːp ʌp]

（用布）揩干，抹干; 除去，处理掉（不合意或危险的东西）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 揩干;抹干
  If youmop upa liquid, you clean it with a cloth so that the liquid is absorbed.
  1. A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could...
     一名侍者尽力抹掉溅出的食物。
  2. When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up...
     洗衣机喷出水时，我们至少能把水抹干。
  3. Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.
     迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。
• PHRASAL VERB 完成;结束;肃清
  If youmop upsomething that you think is undesirable or dangerous, you remove it or deal with it so that it is no longer a problem.
  1. The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance...
     陆军各师肃清了残余的抵抗据点。
  2. These reactive molecules are mopped up and made harmless by Vitamin E.
     这些活性分子已被维生素E灭活，没有害处了。

英英释义

noun

• a concluding action
  Synonym:completionculminationclosingwindup

verb

• finish a task completely
  1. I finally got through this homework assignment
  Synonym:get throughwrap upfinish offpolish offclear upfinish up
• defeat thoroughly
  1. He mopped up the floor with his opponents
  Synonym:worstpipwhiprack up
• to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
  1. Mop the hallway now
  2. He mopped her forehead with a towel
  Synonym:wipe upmop

双语例句

• Which I now have to go and mop up.
  我得赶快去清理了。
• Four in ten admit they have simply swept dirt from a kitchen surface or table onto the floor, while a quarter have used a dish cloth to mop up a spillage on the floor and just put it back.
  十分之四的人坦言他们会直接把厨房灶台或桌上的灰尘拂到地板上，而四分之一的人曾用洗碗布把溅到地板上的东西抹干净，然后直接把布放回去。
• Two companies were left behind to guard and mop up the recaptured territory.
  留下两个连守卫收复的土地，并肃清这个地区的残敌。
• Mop up commands search party to red-4and report.
  结束命令，搜索队进入红-4，请报告。
• Excuse me! I need to mop up some puke.
  抱歉，我要去清扫呕吐物。
• We now have the ECB preparing to mop up most net bond issuance of eurozone governments through quantitative easing.
  现在，我们看到欧洲央行准备通过量化宽松，把欧元区各国政府的净债券发行悉数吸收。
• Because inflation remained low, the central banks have been slow to mop up the excess liquidity.
  由于通胀保持在较低的水平，中央银行慢慢的打击过量的流动资金。
• The Benefit: Basil is rich in antioxidants that mop up cell-damaging free radicals inside the body.
  好处：紫苏含有丰富的抗氧化剂，扫荡破坏细胞的自由基。
• You should have seen him mop up his dinner.
  他该看看他那狼吞虎咽的样子才好。
• Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake.
  我们的力气逐渐消耗在清扫暴力在这条路上留下的大量问题。