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.- A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could...
一名侍者尽力抹掉溅出的食物。 - 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。 - Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.
迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。
- A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could...
- 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.- The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance...
陆军各师肃清了残余的抵抗据点。 - 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。
- The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance...
英英释义
noun
- a concluding action
verb
- finish a task completely
- I finally got through this homework assignment
- defeat thoroughly
- He mopped up the floor with his opponents
- to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
- Mop the hallway now
- He mopped her forehead with a towel
双语例句
- 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。 - Four in ten admit they have simply swept dirt from a kitchen surface or table onto the floor, while a quarter have used a dish cloth to mop up a spillage on the floor and just put it back.
十分之四的人坦言他们会直接把厨房灶台或桌上的灰尘拂到地板上,而四分之一的人曾用洗碗布把溅到地板上的东西抹干净,然后直接把布放回去。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But the interest payments on domestic bonds issued to mop up capital inflows can have a heavy fiscal cost.
但为了冲销资本流入而发行国内债券,为此支付的利息会成为一笔巨额财政成本。 - Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.
迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。