英语词汇“mop-up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	mop-up
释义	Trends of mop up View usage for: mop up 1. phrasal verb If you mop up a liquid, you clean it with a cloth so that the liquid is absorbed. A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could. [VERB PARTICLE noun] When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you mop up something that you think is undesirable or dangerous, you remove it or deal with it so that it is no longer a problem. The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance. [VERB PARTICLE noun] These reactive molecules are mopped up and made harmless by Vitamin E. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for mop mop up in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. to clean with a mop 2. informal to complete (a task, etc) 3. military to clear (remaining enemy forces) after a battle, as by killing, taking prisoner, etc noun mop-up 4. the act or an instance of mopping up 5. an operation to tidy up after a flood, fire, etc The initial mop-up had revealed the storm may have had more bark than bite. mop-up in British English (ˈmɒpˌʌp) noun an operation to tidy up after a flood, fire, etc The initial mop-up had revealed the storm may have had more bark than bite. mop up in American English 1. Informal a. to bring to an end; finish b. to defeat completely 2. Military to clear out or round up isolated or scattered remnants of beaten enemy forces from (a town, battle area, etc.) 3. to finish a task See full dictionary entry for mop mop-up in American English (ˈmɑpˌʌp) noun a clearing out or rounding up of scattered remnants of beaten enemy forces in an area Examples of 'mop up' in a sentence mop up The water that emanated from the cloth disguised itself as beads of sweat which he would mop up with his loin cloth. Preethi Nair GYPSY MASALA (2004) Not for the bishop who has to mop up the inevitable mess. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS Then he dropped his eyes to his plate and began to mop up a puddle of syrup with a bit of waffle. Dhondy, Farrukh JANAKY AND THE GIANT (1993) "We've got half the troops on mop-up, and I've fed all relevant information to your ex-wife, sir. Tony Daniel METAPLANETARY (2001) In other languages mop up British English: mop up /mɒp ʌp/ VERB If you mop up a liquid, you clean it with a cloth so that the liquid is absorbed. A waiter mopped up the mess. American English: mop up Arabic: يُجَفِّفُ Brazilian Portuguese: limpar o chão Chinese: 擦 Croatian: obrisati Czech: vytřít podlahu Danish: tørre op Dutch: opdweilen European Spanish: fregar Finnish: mopata French: éponger German: aufwischen Greek: σφουγγαρίζω Italian: pulire il pavimento Japanese: モップでぬぐい取る Korean: 대걸레로 닦다 Norwegian: moppe opp Polish: zetrzeć European Portuguese: limpar o chão Romanian: a da cu mopul Russian: вытирать Latin American Spanish: limpiar Swedish: torka upp Thai: เช็ดทำความสะอาดด้วยไม้ถูพื้น Turkish: paspaslamak Ukrainian: витирати Vietnamese: lau Definition of 'mop up'
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