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单词 mopping-up
释义

mopping-up

[ mop-ing-uhp ]
/ ˈmɒp ɪŋˈʌp /

adjective

serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action.
serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping-up operation.

Origin of mopping-up

1905–10; mop up + -ing1, used attributively

Words nearby mopping-up

mopish, mopoke, MOPP, mopper-up, moppet, mopping-up, M.Opt., mop-up, mop up the floor with, mopy, moquette
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Example sentences from the Web for mopping-up

  • These were handled by the mopping-up troops, who threw hand-grenades.

    Our Army at the Front|Heywood Broun
  • Very good work was also done by the mopping-up platoon of D Company, under Sergt.

    The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919|Captain W. C. C. Weetman
  • The fifth wave is a mopping-up party to clear the enemy's dugouts.

    Military Instructors Manual|James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker
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