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nounPlural mops mɒpmɑp 1An implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces. 拖把 Example sentencesExamples - Use a mop or sponge with warm water and a general all-purpose cleaner.
- I stomp into the house in my muddy boots without considering that my mother will have to fetch a mop and bucket and clean up after me.
- I stopped in the kitchen and spread some water in the center of the floor, pushing it around with my mop.
- One way of removing built up floor wax manually, is to mix detergent and ammonia with water and apply to the floor with a mop or sponge.
- Mop the floor with cleaner, squeeze the mop as dry as possible, then use the clear rinse water
- She quickly mopped the floor, went downstairs to put the mop back in the kitchen, and head upstairs to her room.
- She'd left armed with two powdered cleansers, three different liquids, a spray, and assorted brushes, sponges, buckets, and mops.
- I simply took the mop and bucket and started to clean up the mess without a word.
- Wash with clear water, a mild detergent, and a clean mop.
- Vacuum after each sanding, and then go over the floor with a damp mop to remove all the dust.
- First use the duster, then use a wet mop to wipe the floor.
- Sara got a mop out of the hall closet and began to clean up the water.
- When you wash your floors, use two sponge mops - one to clean the first time, the other to rinse.
- The woman went into the kitchen and got a mop and bucket out of a cabinet.
- Rinse again with a clean mop and just plain cool water.
- Use a second cloth or a dry mop to wipe the floor dry.
- For a full minute, the only sound was the swish of the mop against the tiled floor.
- And surfaces dry much quicker than when they are swabbed down with wet mops, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
- I jump back into reality, dipping my mop again and swirling the water around on the dirty floor.
- She grabbed the mop and bucket and swabbed down the deck in record time, determined to be the best pirate of all time.
- 1.1usually in singular An act of wiping something clean.
清扫 the kitchen needed a quick mop 厨房需要快速清扫一下。 Example sentencesExamples - There is a broom, dust pan, mop at the camp for your use - please sweep the floor and give it a mop.
- Give them clear instructions and make sure that they stay around after guests have gone to help remove rubbish and to give the floor a mop.
2A thick mass of disordered hair. 蓬乱的头发 her tousled mop of blonde hair 她的蓬乱金发。 Example sentencesExamples - Her hair was a mop of red curls, streaked through with dark blonde.
- His eyes were a deep emerald green and his hair was a mop of thick black curls.
- He had a mop of messy blonde hair and strong green eyes.
- Her blonde hair was a mop of curls framing her round childish face dominated by large brown eyes.
- She was a tall, slender woman with an artfully tousled mop of shiny blonde hair.
- He was young and tanned with a floppy mop of hair under his helmet.
- She tossed her small mop of blonde hair, and then yawned widely and leaned onto Aaron's chest.
- He has a mop of brown hair and a lightly freckled face, and is still very much a boy in body, if not mind.
- A mop of golden blonde hair covering a young male face greeted her curious eyes.
- Upon entry into this world the delivery nurse was apparently so taken with the copious mop of curly locks attached to the puny infant that she got the name wrong on the birth certificate.
- Then I saw the mop of frizzy blonde hair, and a flash of red lipstick as she took a glance out of the window.
- I am also intelligent, witty and have a large mop of thick blonde hair that controls itself.
- He was standing with his back to me, but from this angle, he appeared to have a very nice tan, as well as a shaggy mop of golden blonde hair.
- I sat down on the chair and wondered if there was any point in trying to make my unruly mop of hair behave.
- Duff stopped and turned, stared at it, then ran his fingers through an unruly mop of hair.
- Rusty ran a hand through his tangled mop of hair and grimaced.
- She tried to brush my matted mop in the morning before she sent me to pre-school.
- A tall woman with a mop of curly blonde hair and huge owl glasses poked her head out.
- Her pale face expressed utter exhaustion beneath the tangled mop of brown hair.
- He had light blue eyes, a freckled face and a mop of bright blonde hair atop his head.
Synonyms shock, mane, thatch, tangle, mass, mat
verbmops, mopping, mopped mɒpmɑp [with object]1Clean or soak up liquid from (something) by wiping. 擦洗；拖洗 she mopped the floor and cleaned out two cupboards Example sentencesExamples - An elderly man who had been mopping around the counter looked up from his tedious chore and smiled at whoever had walked in.
- The women at baby group were talking about how they mopped their kitchen floors daily.
- After filling the drinking water, I had to wash utensils, wash two buckets of clothes, sweep and mop the entire house.
- They seem to do little all day other than to mop the changing room floors, pin yet more bits of paper to the notice board and sit by the pool side toying with the red ribbons tied to their whistles.
- She swept and mopped the living room, and then knocked on the bedroom door.
- He mopped himself up and then burst into tears again.
- She simply walked up and down the floor silently, then picked up a cloth and mopped the blood from the floor.
- Once I had wrung my clothes out, mopped the walls and soaked up as much as I could from the carpet it didn't look too bad…
- So I spent the next half hour mopping the kitchen floor.
- I even break off some thick crusty white bread and mop up the excess olive oil.
- Robyn took a deep breath and then slowly continued on her present mission in retrieving the rouge mop which she immediately returned to the janitor who politely thanked her and began mopping the place he had just been scrubbing.
- Startled, Andrew looked up at the clock and realized he had spent forty minutes sweeping and mopping, and he had been mopping the same spot for the past ten minutes.
- You can use all that exercise after walking to and from work, emptying the trash, washing the giant picture windows, and mopping the dining room.
- When cooked, leave to stand for 15 minutes to cool a little, then serve in bowls with boiled or mashed potatoes, for mopping up the juices.
- I had to mop the marble lobby floors that morning, and got right to work, hoping that I would not have to see Tom.
- Contract cleaners offer a very efficient service and will do a lot more than empty the trash cans and sweep and mop the floor.
- A cleaner mopped the floor of the place I was staying in Greece.
- During his four-month stay in the hospital, he claimed cleaners failed to mop floors and clean basins and furniture.
- Laundry is done, windows are washed, refrigerator clean, pantry stocked, linens washed, floors mopped, shower scrubbed, and fresh flowers on the table.
- Two men busily scrubbed dingy, white plastic chairs, while another mopped soapy water off the tiled floor.
Synonyms wash, clean, wipe, swab, sponge, squeegee - 1.1with object and adverbial Wipe (something) away from a surface.
擦去；拖洗掉 a barmaid rushed forward to mop up the spilt beer 酒吧女招待快速前去擦掉溢出的啤酒。 Example sentencesExamples - I don't know where the time went, but before long it was 10, and then 11 and the barman was calling time, collecting up glasses and mopping the tables.
- Immediately she was on her knees with a rag, mopping up the spilled Cuervo.
- I ripped a paper towel from the roll, mopping up the mess I had made.
- Her face burning, Rena sits back down once the waiter finishes mopping up the tablecloth.
- Muttering under his breath, he gets a sponge from the kitchen and starts mopping up the wine from the table before it can spill onto the floor.
- She grabs some hand towels from the changing room, and mops up most of the blood.
- Joe's children's mess can be swept, hoovered or mopped from its surface.
- Then I noticed Bill mopping at a slight drip from under the rear left wheel arch.
- 1.2 Wipe sweat or tears from (one's face or eyes)
擦去（脸）上的汗水；拭去（眼）中的泪水 he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket to mop his brow Example sentencesExamples - But it was hard work out there in the heat although Woods was working hard, occasionally mopping his perspiring brow with a towel.
- He sighed, and used his hand and sleeve to mop his brow, which was now dripping with sweat.
- Satisfied, she backed away and mopped tears and mascara from her cheeks, still pouting.
- Then he started to sweat profusely, mopping at his face and neck with a large red handkerchief.
- They would mop his brow and place wine and bread to his parched lips and inform him he was awake.
- The groom is seen mopping his brow with a handkerchief.
- In addition to wiping down gym equipment, use a separate towel to mop the sweat from your brow to minimize the chance of picking up a respiratory infection.
- Dave pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and mopped at his face.
- Lifting an arm, Hoss mopped sweat from his brow.
- ‘Splendid little creature,’ gasped Mr Griffiths, mopping his brow once more.
- As it happens, summer mounted a last minute insurrection and the day was unreasonably hot, with everyone dressed for the wrong season and mopping their brows.
- ‘Thank you mum,’ he says, mopping his brow in mock relief.
- He gave a weary, embarrassed chuckle and mopped at his face.
- She stopped and mopped sweat from her forehead, looking up at the bright sun above them, wishing a cloud or something would pass over it, for only a second of relief.
- Each quiz answer now sounded like part of a comedy sketch as we answered the previous question, by the end I was mopping my eyes, weeping with helpless laughter.
- As we ascended, the whole oval pan of the Mamund Valley spread out behind us, and pausing to mop my brow, I sat on a rock and surveyed it.
- As you mop your brow and apply your sunscreen, think snow, think plunging temperatures, think ice sculptures.
- He apologized for the sweat he continually mopped from his forehead.
Synonyms wipe up, clean up, soak up, absorb, sop up, sponge up
Phrasal Verbsmop something up (also mop up) Complete the military conquest of an area by capturing or killing remaining enemy troops. troops mopped up the last pockets of resistance Example sentencesExamples - Remnants of the Taliban are still active in areas along the border with Pakistan, and U.S. forces are trying to mop them up.
- Keating led that journey with the vision, lost touch with those he wished to serve, and Howard was there to mop it up.
- It would appear as though the military is prepared to mop up the trouble makers and those that lead them.
- The smaller ones have been mopped up and the merger is seen as a clear signal of the need to create a big company to go after the bigger opportunities waiting to be picked off.
- People think that we can mop up the problem if we throw more money at it.
Synonyms finish off, deal with, make an end of, dispose of, account for, take care of, clear up, eliminate, dispatch
Derivativesadjective Gone are some of the more gaudy touches - his spandex and somewhat slightly less moppy hair have been replaced by simple jeans with a T-shirt. Example sentencesExamples - Rain poured down in sheets, soaking my hair into a moppy mess.
- Suddenly the boy's moppy sandy head appeared and he thrust the window open, looking disgruntled and sleepy eyed.
- Mark was never one to care about his image too badly, his moppy hair, loose t-shirt, and black Dickies hung on his body as proof.
- William took in the sight of the little girl's moppy brown curls that never sat in place, her huge brown eyes and pert little nose and the friendly smile she always gave him and his heart melted all over again.
OriginLate 15th century: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa 'napkin'. Rhymesatop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop nounPlural mops mɒpmɑp British historical An autumn fair or gathering at which farmhands and servants were hired. 〈英，史〉（秋季雇佣农工或仆役的）雇工市场 Example sentencesExamples - Combine these closures with the mop fair in the autumn and businesses are beginning to lose margins that can never be regained.
- The High Street will be closed again from 10 am tomorrow when the fair ground rides move in again for the second mop fair.
- It's believed the modern mop fairs, two huge fun fairs, held in October carry on a tradition started with hiring fairs when labourers and domestic workers were hired for the year.
- Among the recollections are the mop and sheep fairs, the railway, the cinema and children's games, like playing with hoops along the High Street.
OriginLate 17th century: probably from the practice at the fair whereby a mop was carried by a maidservant seeking employment. nounmäpmɑp 1An implement consisting of a sponge or a bundle of thick loose strings attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces. 拖把 Example sentencesExamples - Use a second cloth or a dry mop to wipe the floor dry.
- She'd left armed with two powdered cleansers, three different liquids, a spray, and assorted brushes, sponges, buckets, and mops.
- She grabbed the mop and bucket and swabbed down the deck in record time, determined to be the best pirate of all time.
- I jump back into reality, dipping my mop again and swirling the water around on the dirty floor.
- First use the duster, then use a wet mop to wipe the floor.
- Vacuum after each sanding, and then go over the floor with a damp mop to remove all the dust.
- I stopped in the kitchen and spread some water in the center of the floor, pushing it around with my mop.
- Use a mop or sponge with warm water and a general all-purpose cleaner.
- She quickly mopped the floor, went downstairs to put the mop back in the kitchen, and head upstairs to her room.
- The woman went into the kitchen and got a mop and bucket out of a cabinet.
- For a full minute, the only sound was the swish of the mop against the tiled floor.
- Sara got a mop out of the hall closet and began to clean up the water.
- I stomp into the house in my muddy boots without considering that my mother will have to fetch a mop and bucket and clean up after me.
- And surfaces dry much quicker than when they are swabbed down with wet mops, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
- When you wash your floors, use two sponge mops - one to clean the first time, the other to rinse.
- Wash with clear water, a mild detergent, and a clean mop.
- One way of removing built up floor wax manually, is to mix detergent and ammonia with water and apply to the floor with a mop or sponge.
- Mop the floor with cleaner, squeeze the mop as dry as possible, then use the clear rinse water
- Rinse again with a clean mop and just plain cool water.
- I simply took the mop and bucket and started to clean up the mess without a word.
- 1.1 A thick mass of disordered hair.
蓬乱的头发 her tousled mop of blonde hair 她的蓬乱金发。 Example sentencesExamples - Her hair was a mop of red curls, streaked through with dark blonde.
- Rusty ran a hand through his tangled mop of hair and grimaced.
- I sat down on the chair and wondered if there was any point in trying to make my unruly mop of hair behave.
- He was standing with his back to me, but from this angle, he appeared to have a very nice tan, as well as a shaggy mop of golden blonde hair.
- Then I saw the mop of frizzy blonde hair, and a flash of red lipstick as she took a glance out of the window.
- He was young and tanned with a floppy mop of hair under his helmet.
- She tried to brush my matted mop in the morning before she sent me to pre-school.
- A mop of golden blonde hair covering a young male face greeted her curious eyes.
- A tall woman with a mop of curly blonde hair and huge owl glasses poked her head out.
- He has a mop of brown hair and a lightly freckled face, and is still very much a boy in body, if not mind.
- Her blonde hair was a mop of curls framing her round childish face dominated by large brown eyes.
- I am also intelligent, witty and have a large mop of thick blonde hair that controls itself.
- Her pale face expressed utter exhaustion beneath the tangled mop of brown hair.
- She tossed her small mop of blonde hair, and then yawned widely and leaned onto Aaron's chest.
- He had a mop of messy blonde hair and strong green eyes.
- She was a tall, slender woman with an artfully tousled mop of shiny blonde hair.
- His eyes were a deep emerald green and his hair was a mop of thick black curls.
- Upon entry into this world the delivery nurse was apparently so taken with the copious mop of curly locks attached to the puny infant that she got the name wrong on the birth certificate.
- He had light blue eyes, a freckled face and a mop of bright blonde hair atop his head.
- Duff stopped and turned, stared at it, then ran his fingers through an unruly mop of hair.
Synonyms shock, mane, thatch, tangle, mass, mat - 1.2in singular An act of wiping something clean, especially a floor.
清扫 the kitchen needed a quick mop 厨房需要快速清扫一下。 Example sentencesExamples - There is a broom, dust pan, mop at the camp for your use - please sweep the floor and give it a mop.
- Give them clear instructions and make sure that they stay around after guests have gone to help remove rubbish and to give the floor a mop.
verbmäpmɑp [with object]1Clean or soak up (something) by wiping. 擦洗；拖洗 he was mopping his plate with a piece of bread 他用一块面包擦盘子。 Example sentencesExamples - You can use all that exercise after walking to and from work, emptying the trash, washing the giant picture windows, and mopping the dining room.
- When cooked, leave to stand for 15 minutes to cool a little, then serve in bowls with boiled or mashed potatoes, for mopping up the juices.
- Startled, Andrew looked up at the clock and realized he had spent forty minutes sweeping and mopping, and he had been mopping the same spot for the past ten minutes.
- Contract cleaners offer a very efficient service and will do a lot more than empty the trash cans and sweep and mop the floor.
- During his four-month stay in the hospital, he claimed cleaners failed to mop floors and clean basins and furniture.
- Once I had wrung my clothes out, mopped the walls and soaked up as much as I could from the carpet it didn't look too bad…
- So I spent the next half hour mopping the kitchen floor.
- I even break off some thick crusty white bread and mop up the excess olive oil.
- He mopped himself up and then burst into tears again.
- She simply walked up and down the floor silently, then picked up a cloth and mopped the blood from the floor.
- She swept and mopped the living room, and then knocked on the bedroom door.
- The women at baby group were talking about how they mopped their kitchen floors daily.
- An elderly man who had been mopping around the counter looked up from his tedious chore and smiled at whoever had walked in.
- Two men busily scrubbed dingy, white plastic chairs, while another mopped soapy water off the tiled floor.
- I had to mop the marble lobby floors that morning, and got right to work, hoping that I would not have to see Tom.
- A cleaner mopped the floor of the place I was staying in Greece.
- Robyn took a deep breath and then slowly continued on her present mission in retrieving the rouge mop which she immediately returned to the janitor who politely thanked her and began mopping the place he had just been scrubbing.
- Laundry is done, windows are washed, refrigerator clean, pantry stocked, linens washed, floors mopped, shower scrubbed, and fresh flowers on the table.
- They seem to do little all day other than to mop the changing room floors, pin yet more bits of paper to the notice board and sit by the pool side toying with the red ribbons tied to their whistles.
- After filling the drinking water, I had to wash utensils, wash two buckets of clothes, sweep and mop the entire house.
Synonyms wash, clean, wipe, swab, sponge, squeegee - 1.1 Wipe (something) away from a surface.
擦去；拖洗掉 a barmaid rushed forward to mop up the spilled beer 酒吧女招待快速前去擦掉溢出的啤酒。 Example sentencesExamples - Her face burning, Rena sits back down once the waiter finishes mopping up the tablecloth.
- Joe's children's mess can be swept, hoovered or mopped from its surface.
- Muttering under his breath, he gets a sponge from the kitchen and starts mopping up the wine from the table before it can spill onto the floor.
- I ripped a paper towel from the roll, mopping up the mess I had made.
- Then I noticed Bill mopping at a slight drip from under the rear left wheel arch.
- Immediately she was on her knees with a rag, mopping up the spilled Cuervo.
- I don't know where the time went, but before long it was 10, and then 11 and the barman was calling time, collecting up glasses and mopping the tables.
- She grabs some hand towels from the changing room, and mops up most of the blood.
- 1.2 Wipe sweat or tears from (one's face or eyes)
擦去（脸）上的汗水；拭去（眼）中的泪水 he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket to mop his brow Example sentencesExamples - She stopped and mopped sweat from her forehead, looking up at the bright sun above them, wishing a cloud or something would pass over it, for only a second of relief.
- Lifting an arm, Hoss mopped sweat from his brow.
- He apologized for the sweat he continually mopped from his forehead.
- He sighed, and used his hand and sleeve to mop his brow, which was now dripping with sweat.
- He gave a weary, embarrassed chuckle and mopped at his face.
- The groom is seen mopping his brow with a handkerchief.
- ‘Splendid little creature,’ gasped Mr Griffiths, mopping his brow once more.
- Dave pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and mopped at his face.
- As you mop your brow and apply your sunscreen, think snow, think plunging temperatures, think ice sculptures.
- Then he started to sweat profusely, mopping at his face and neck with a large red handkerchief.
- Each quiz answer now sounded like part of a comedy sketch as we answered the previous question, by the end I was mopping my eyes, weeping with helpless laughter.
- But it was hard work out there in the heat although Woods was working hard, occasionally mopping his perspiring brow with a towel.
- Satisfied, she backed away and mopped tears and mascara from her cheeks, still pouting.
- They would mop his brow and place wine and bread to his parched lips and inform him he was awake.
- In addition to wiping down gym equipment, use a separate towel to mop the sweat from your brow to minimize the chance of picking up a respiratory infection.
- As it happens, summer mounted a last minute insurrection and the day was unreasonably hot, with everyone dressed for the wrong season and mopping their brows.
- ‘Thank you mum,’ he says, mopping his brow in mock relief.
- As we ascended, the whole oval pan of the Mamund Valley spread out behind us, and pausing to mop my brow, I sat on a rock and surveyed it.
Synonyms wipe up, clean up, soak up, absorb, sop up, sponge up
Phrasal Verbsmop something up (also mop up) Complete the military conquest of an area by capturing or killing remaining enemy troops. troops mopped up the last pockets of resistance Example sentencesExamples - People think that we can mop up the problem if we throw more money at it.
- The smaller ones have been mopped up and the merger is seen as a clear signal of the need to create a big company to go after the bigger opportunities waiting to be picked off.
- It would appear as though the military is prepared to mop up the trouble makers and those that lead them.
- Remnants of the Taliban are still active in areas along the border with Pakistan, and U.S. forces are trying to mop them up.
- Keating led that journey with the vision, lost touch with those he wished to serve, and Howard was there to mop it up.
Synonyms finish off, deal with, make an end of, dispose of, account for, take care of, clear up, eliminate, dispatch
OriginLate 15th century: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’. nounmäpmɑp British historical An autumn fair or gathering at which farmhands and servants were hired. 〈英，史〉（秋季雇佣农工或仆役的）雇工市场 Example sentencesExamples - The High Street will be closed again from 10 am tomorrow when the fair ground rides move in again for the second mop fair.
- Combine these closures with the mop fair in the autumn and businesses are beginning to lose margins that can never be regained.
- It's believed the modern mop fairs, two huge fun fairs, held in October carry on a tradition started with hiring fairs when labourers and domestic workers were hired for the year.
- Among the recollections are the mop and sheep fairs, the railway, the cinema and children's games, like playing with hoops along the High Street.
OriginLate 17th century: probably from the practice at the fair whereby a mop was carried by a maidservant seeking employment. |