
mop
词源
源自晚期中古英语 mappe,可能来自拉丁语 mappa(布、餐巾),通过古法语演变而来。最初指用于清洁的布头或碎布。
noun
❶ 一种清洁工具,通常由长柄和吸水材料(如布条或海绵)组成,用于擦洗地板或吸收液体。
“She used a mop to clean the spilled juice on the floor.”
(她用拖把清理了地板上洒出的果汁。)
“The janitor carries a bucket and a mop every morning.”
(清洁工每天早上都带着水桶和拖把。)
❶ 蓬松或杂乱的一簇东西(如头发或毛线),形状类似拖把头。
“The dog's fur was a tangled mop after playing in the rain.”
(狗狗在雨中玩耍后,毛发乱得像一团拖把。)
“She tied her mop of curly hair into a ponytail.”
(她把蓬乱的卷发扎成了马尾辫。)
verb
❶ 用拖把清洁地板或其他表面,通常包括擦洗和吸干液体的动作。
“She mops the kitchen floor twice a week.”
(她每周用拖把清洁厨房地板两次。)
“He was mopping his forehead with a handkerchief.”
(他正用手帕擦拭额头上的汗水。)
❶ 彻底清除或消灭某事物(常用于军事或比喻语境)。
“The army mopped up the remaining enemy forces.”
(军队清剿了剩余的敌军部队。)
“The new policy aims to mop up corruption in the department.”
(新政策旨在彻底清除该部门的腐败现象。)
常见短语
mop up — 指彻底完成某项工作或处理剩余问题,也可指用拖把吸干液体。
“After the party, we stayed to mop up the mess.”
(派对结束后,我们留下来清理残局。)
mop the floor with someone — 俚语,表示在竞争或对抗中彻底击败对手,使其像被拖把擦过一样无力。
“Our team mopped the floor with their rivals in the finals.”
(我们队在决赛中彻底碾压了对手。)