| 单词 | mop |
| 释义 | mop 1. n. & v. --n 1. a wad or bundle of cotton or synthetic material fastened to the end of a stick, for cleaning floors etc. 2. a similarly-shaped large or small implement for various purposes. 3. anything resembling a mop, esp. a thick mass of hair. 4. an act of mopping or being mopped (gave it a mop). --vtr. (mopped, mopping) 1. wipe or clean with or as with a mop. 2. a wipe tears or sweat etc. from (one's face or brow etc.). b wipe away (tears etc.). Phrases and idioms mop up 1. wipe up with or as with a mop. 2. colloq. absorb (profits etc.). 3. dispatch; make an end of. 4. Mil. a complete the occupation of (a district etc.) by capturing or killing enemy troops left there. b capture or kill (stragglers). Derivatives moppy adj. Etymology: ME mappe, perh. ult. rel. to L mappa napkin 2. n. Brit. hist. an autumn fair or gathering at which farm-hands and servants were formerly hired. Etymology: perh. = mop-fair, at which a mop was carried by a maidservant seeking employment |
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