| 词组 | mop up |
| 释义 | mop up 1. mop up sth • mop sth up • mop up to remove liquid from a surface, using a cloth or something similar: ▪ A waitress rushed forward to mop up the spilt beer and pick up the broken glass. ▪ Don't worry. It's only water. It's easily mopped up. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wipe up 2. mop up • mop up sth • mop sth up to deal with the water, dirt etc that has been caused by a flood or by putting out a fire: ▪ Most of the flames are out, but the fire crews will continue mopping up for several days. ▪ Britain was mopping up yesterday after one month's rain fell overnight. ▪ People mopping up their homes were warned that heavy rains could continue until the weekend. mopping up operation n C a mopping up operation involves dealing with the water, dirt etc caused by a flood or a fire: ▪ Mopping-up operations began as the floods receded, leaving mud inside and out. 3. mop up sth/sb • mop sth/sb up • mop up especially AmE to succeed in getting or winning something, especially when you are competing against others: ▪ John Liley mopped up all the points in the Pilkington Cup semi-final. ▪ "I want you to win all the medals you can. I want you to mop up and do great," Clinton told the American athletes. 4. mop up sth • mop sth up to get up the last food or liquid on your plate using a piece of bread or something similar: ▪ Serve the chicken with plenty of bread to mop up the sauces. 5. mop up sth/sb • mop sth/sb up • mop up to deal with a problem so that it no longer exists: ▪ It's in the inner cities that the government is most anxious to mop up unemployment. ▪ The presidents first year in office was mainly spent mopping up after the earlier administrations. 6. mop up sth • mop sth up to kill the remaining soldiers from an enemy army, or to take them as prisoners: ▪ Residents were refused access to the town as the Serbian-dominated army mopped up Muslim opposition. mopping up operation n C a mopping up operation involves killing the remaining soldiers from an enemy army, or taking them as prisoners: ▪ The General described the deployment of troops in the city as the start of a mopping up operation. 7. mop up sth • mop sth up if a large company mops up a smaller company, it buys it and makes it part of the larger company: ▪ The bank has been mopped up by Hong Kong Shanghai and RBS. ▪ While it attempts to mop up most of South America's carriers, Iberia is also expanding north of the border. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑take over |
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