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

• 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。
• She mop up the pools of water on the bathroom floor
  她擦去浴室地面上一滩滩的水
• 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。
• You should have seen him mop up his dinner.
  他该看看他那狼吞虎咽的样子才好。
• The existence of all this excess capacity keeps interest rates and inflation low, so monetary policy is not compelled to mop up any overflow.
  严重的产能过剩让利率和通胀保持在较低水平，因此，我们不必动用货币政策来吸收任何溢出。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Life is like a mop, using today to mop up yesterday and wipe out tomorrow.
  生命像抹布，用今天擦去昨天，擦亮明天。
• 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。