| 单词 | mop up |
| 释义 | mop up (once / 15038 pages) vn WORD FAMILY mop up: mopped up, mopping up, mops up USAGE EXAMPLES“Hopefully, at that point they will be just mopping up.” Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) Solanezumab is an antibody that mops up amyloid proteins from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Nature(Nov 22, 2016) Gregory Bueno of the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday that the two affected lanes were closed nearly two hours while emergency crews mopped up. Seattle Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1v to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop Syn|Hypo|Hyper mop, wipe up swab, swob wash with a swab or a mop spongesoak up with a sponge absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up take in, also metaphorically 2v defeat thoroughly He mopped up the floor with his opponents Syn|Hyper pip, rack up, whip, worst beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 3v finish a task completely Syn|Hypo|Hyper clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, wrap up cap off finish or complete, as with some decisive action complete, finish come or bring to a finish or an end 4n a concluding action Syn|Hypo|Hyper closing, completion, culmination, windup consummation the act of bringing to completion or fruition consummationthe completion of marriage by sexual intercourse finish, finishingthe act of finishing finalisation, finalizationthe act of finalizing follow-throughcarrying some project or intention to full completion follow-throughthe act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion graduationthe successful completion of a program of study fruition, realisation, realizationsomething that is made real or concrete fulfillment, fulfilmentthe act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) close, closing curtain, finale, finisthe concluding part of any performance conclusion, ending, termination the act of ending something |
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