mop

noun

/mɒp/

/mɑːp/

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a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with soft material or a bunch of thick strings at the end拖把；墩布
- a mop and bucket带水桶的拖把
- I used a mop to clean the floor.我用拖把来擦地板。
see also squeegee (2)Topics Houses and homesc1
a kitchen utensil (= a tool) for washing dishes, that has a short handle with soft material at one end洗碗刷
a mass of thick, often untidy, hair乱蓬蓬的头发
- a mop of curly red hair乱蓬蓬的红色鬈发
Topics Appearancec2

Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’.

verb

/mɒp/

/mɑːp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mop	/mɒp/ /mɑːp/
he / she / it mops	/mɒps/ /mɑːps/
past simple mopped	/mɒpt/ /mɑːpt/
past participle mopped	/mɒpt/ /mɑːpt/
-ing form mopping	/ˈmɒpɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

mop something to clean something with a mop用拖把擦干净
- She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.她把所有的陈设都擦干净，还拖了地板。
Topics Houses and homesc1
mop something (from something) to remove liquid from the surface of something using a cloth用布擦掉（表面）的液体
- He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the sweat).他拿出手绢来擦额头上的汗水。

Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’.

Idioms

wipe/mop the floor with somebody

(informal) to defeat somebody completely in an argument or a competition（在辩论或竞赛中）彻底打败对手，把对手打得一败涂地Topics Opinion and argumentc2