A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could. [VERB PREP. noun]

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. [VERB noun PREP.]

洗衣机喷出水时，我们至少能把水抹干。

Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin. [VERB PREP.]

迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。

The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance. [VERB PREP. noun]

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. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]

这些活性分子已被维生素E灭活，没有害处了。