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mop1/mɒp/ n. & v.●n. 1 a wad or bundle of cotton or synthetic material fastened to the end of a stick, for cleaning floors etc. (擦地板等的)拖把 2 a similarly-shaped large or small implement for various purposes 拖把状物 3 anything resembling a mop, esp. a thick mass of hair 蓬乱的一团(尤指头发) 4 an act of mopping or being mopped 拖地；擦 gave it a mop 拖一拖 ●v. tr. (mopped, mopping) 1 wipe or clean with or as with a mop (似)用拖把拖 2a wipe tears or sweat etc. from (one's face or brow etc.) 擦去(某人脸上、眉毛等处)的眼泪(汗水等) b wipe away (tears etc.) 擦去(眼泪等) □ mop up 1 wipe up with or as with a mop (似)用拖把拖；擦洗 2 colloq. absorb (profits etc.) [口]获取(利润等) 3 dispatch; make an end of 迅速做完；结束 4 Mil. 【军】a complete the occupation of (a district etc.) by capturing or killing enemy troops left there 肃清(一个地区等) b capture or kill (stragglers) 扫荡(残敌) □ moppy adj.[Middle English mappe, perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’] |