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mop

UK //mɒp//US //mɑːp//

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。)

同义词:swab, sponge, floor cloth, tangle, cluster

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。)

同义词:wipe, clean, swab, eliminate, eradicate

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。)