mop up

mop upmop upv.1.■做扫尾工作,擦,抹,痛击,吃完

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mop up1.■用拖把洗、擦、抹；用拖把拖掉(液体等)：You'd better mop up that pool of water on the floor before father sees it.你最好在父亲还没看见这滩水之前就用拖把把它从地板上拖掉。2.■结束，完成(工作)；彻底击败，痛击，击垮：I shall be glad to mop up the last of the office work that was waiting for me on my return from holiday.当我全部完成要我休假回来完成的办公室工作时，我就高兴了。3.■【军事】对…进行扫荡，肃清(残敌)：After we have mopped up the last few groups of the enemy, we can advance to our next position.我们肃清了最后几股敌军后，就可以挺进到下一个阵地。4.■捞起；吸收；取得；[俚语]获得；榨取：He mopped up 18 of the 20 first prize awards.他获得了20个头等奖中的18个。5.■[英国口语]狼吞虎咽地吃光；喝光：You should have seen him mop up the beer.你真该看看他那狼吞虎咽地喝啤酒的样子。

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