/mɒp; mɑp/
n
1 (a) tool consisting of a bundle of thick strings or a piece of sponge fastened to a long handle, used for cleaning floors 拖把; 墩布.
(b) similar tool with a short handle, used for various purposes, eg cleaning dishes 短柄拖把状用具（如洗碗刷）
*a dish mop 洗碗刷.
2 mass of thick (usu untidy) hair 蓬松的（通常指蓬乱的）头发
*a mop of curly red hair 鬈曲而蓬乱的红头发.

v (-pp-)
1 [Tn] clean (sth) with a mop 用拖把擦洗（某物）
*mop the floor 擦地板.
2 (a) [Tn] wipe (the face), esp with a handkerchief, to remove sweat, tears, etc 擦（脸）（尤指用手帕擦去汗、泪等）
*mop one's brow (with a handkerchief) （用手帕）擦前额.
(b) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) with sth; ~ sth (from sth) wipe (a liquid) from a surface using an absorbent cloth 用吸水的布擦掉（液体）
*keep mopping (with a towel) 继续（用毛巾）擦
* mop tears (from one's face) (with a handkerchief) （用手帕）擦去（脸上的）泪水.
3 (phr v) mop sth/sb up
(a) remove (spilt or unwanted liquid) by wiping it with an absorbent cloth, a mop, etc （用吸水的布、拖把等）擦去（泼洒的或不想要的液体）
*She mopped up the pools of water on the bathroom floor. 她擦 去浴室地面上一滩滩的水.
* (Brit) mop up (ie soak up, absorb) one's gravy with a piece of bread 用面包吸乾肉汁.
(b) complete (the final parts of a task); deal with (the final members of a group) 结束, 完成（一任务的最後部分）; 对付, 处理（一批中的最後几个）
*mop up the last few bits of work 完成最後的几件工作.
(c) capture or kill (the remaining small groups of people who continue to fight an army) 扫荡（残敌）; 肃清（残余分子）
*mop up isolated pockets (ie small areas) of resistance 扫荡几处孤立顽抗的小片地区
* engaged in mopping-up operations 进行扫荡.