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

• Making a mental note to ask Hermione how it was done, he used a large wad of toilet paper to mop up as much of the tea as he could before returning to his bedroom and slamming the door behind him.
  他一边想着，一边用一卷纸巾擦去了地上的茶水，然后砰地关上了身后的门，回到了卧室。
• Which I now have to go and mop up.
  我得赶快去清理了。
• The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance
  陆军各师肃清了残余的抵抗据点。
• She mop up the pools of water on the bathroom floor
  她擦去浴室地面上一滩滩的水
• 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。
• Mop up commands search party to red-4and report.
  结束命令，搜索队进入红-4，请报告。
• 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。
• According to the so-called "Greenspan doctrine", named after Alan Greenspan, former Fed chairman, asset bubbles are hard to spot and even if they are it is easier to mop up after the bubble has burst than to try to prevent it.
  以美联储前任主席艾伦格林斯潘（alangreenspan）命名的所谓“格林斯潘教义”认为，资产泡沫很难发现，而且即便能够发现，在泡沫破灭后做扫尾工作也比试图阻止泡沫破灭更加容易。
• He supports an internationally co-ordinated fiscal stimulus and the use of bad banks to mop up toxic assets.
  他支持国际协调的财政刺激，用不合格的银行措施来消灭“有毒资产”。