英语词汇“mop”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
释义	mop I. \ˈmäp\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mappe, short for mappel, probably from Medieval Latin mappula handkerchief, towel, from Late Latin, diminutive of Latin mappa napkin — more at map 1. a. : a household implement consisting of a mass of absorbent material (as coarse yarn, cellulose, or rags) fastened to a long handle and used typically for cleaning floors — compare dishmop, dry mop b. : a cloth or wad of material for absorbing moisture : swab < a surgical mop of absorbent cotton > 2. dialect England : statute fair 3. : something that resembles a mop: as a. : a thick often unruly mass of hair < his hair was a disorderly yellow mop — T.B.Costain > < grizzled mops of the elderly Fiji chieftains — Mollie Panter-Downes > < perambulating mops known as Yorkshire terriers — Time > specifically : the matted forelock of a buffalo < gathered the mops from the heads that were left unskinned on the prairie — Mari Sandoz > b. : a dauber for applying a liquid < dip this mop into the barbecue sauce and slap the roasting meat with it — Sheila Hibben > < poisoned syrup was applied to the tops of plants with a mop — American Guide Series: Florida > c. : star-mop II. verb (mopped ; mopped ; mopping ; mops) *transitive verb* 1. : to use a mop on: as a. : to clean by mopping < mop a floor > — often used with up < strained to mop up the debris left by the … flood — New York Times > b. : to wipe or polish with a mop < a pitcher … should be well mopped out, taking care to scrub the whole interior surface — Emily Holt > < mopped his brow with a silk handkerchief — Waldo Frank > < mopped an imaginary tear from her eye — David Garnett > < mopping his plate with a limp piece of new bread — Kenneth Roberts > — often used with up < mops up his place with a tortilla folded twice — M.M.Liberman > c. : to apply (a liquid) with a mop < mopping … astringents over that area will shorten the period of discomfort — H.G.Armstrong > < built-up roof coverings shall consist of two or more layers of saturated felt sheets … thoroughly mopped with a hot bituminous cement — Code for Dwelling Construction > 2. slang Britain : to consume eagerly : gobble, guzzle — usually used with up < swam round with great vigor and mopped up his worms greedily — Irish Digest > < mopping up gin and looking a bit glazed — Anton Vogt > 3. : to overcome decisively : polish off : trounce < sent its superb team of oarsmen … to mop the field in the Henley Royal Regatta — David Dodge > — used especially in the slang phrase mop the floor with < the king of Spain mopped his floor with him — London Daily News > — often used with up < just let me at him — I'll mop him up > < a raiding battleship could mop up any and every convoy … guarded only by cruisers — U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings > *intransitive verb* : to clean a surface (as a floor) with a mop < first she dusted, then she mopped > — often used with up < residents and workers mopped up after a Sunday night flood — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > III. intransitive verb (mopped ; mopped ; mopping ; mops) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete mop fool — more at moppet : to make a face < a shaggy creature … came and danced along with her, mopping and mowing — Mary Webb > IV. noun (-s) archaic : grimace, face < the mops and mows of the old witch — R.L.Stevenson >
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