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

• Life is like a mop, using today to mop up yesterday and wipe out tomorrow.
  生命像抹布，用今天擦去昨天，擦亮明天。
• 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。
• Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.
  迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。
• If demand returns strong enough to both mop up current surpluses and absorb some spare capacity that big oil producers have on the sidelines, then oil bulls might have their day yet.
  如果需求出现足够强劲的回升，吸收当前的过剩产量和大石油公司闲置的多余产能，那就轮到看涨原油的人走运了。
• 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。
• They have issued bills and bonds to mop up any rise in base money that would have occurred from the accumulation of foreign reserves.
  外汇储备积累导致的基础货币上升，都被它们通过发放钞票和债券抹煞了。
• Which I now have to go and mop up.
  我得赶快去清理了。
• You should have seen him mop up his dinner.
  他该看看他那狼吞虎咽的样子才好。
• Can someone mop up the ketchup and take the dummy? We'll do one more.
  谁来把番茄酱擦掉？抬走假人，我们再来一次。
• A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could
  一名侍者尽力抹掉溅出的食物。