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

• I learned to make the bed I slept in, and wash the glass I used, and mend what I broke, and mop up where I spilled.
  我学会了睡觉前自己铺床，洗自己用过的杯子，修补自己弄坏的东西，用拖布拖干自己溅到地上的水。
• She mop up the pools of water on the bathroom floor
  她擦去浴室地面上一滩滩的水
• Which I now have to go and mop up.
  我得赶快去清理了。
• The government had hoped to mop up rebel resistance.
  政府早就希望肃清叛军的抵抗。
• The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance
  陆军各师肃清了残余的抵抗据点。
• 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。
• Excuse me! I need to mop up some puke.
  抱歉，我要去清扫呕吐物。
• He supports an internationally co-ordinated fiscal stimulus and the use of bad banks to mop up toxic assets.
  他支持国际协调的财政刺激，用不合格的银行措施来消灭“有毒资产”。
• Ozone occurs naturally in the upper atmosphere and helps to mop up ultraviolet radiation.
  臭氧自然发生在上层大气层，帮助抹去紫外线幅射。
• Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.
  迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。