mop up

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you mop up a liquid, you clean it with a cloth so that the liquid is absorbed. 擦干
A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could. 一位服務(wù)生盡力地擦干遺灑物。
When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up. 當(dāng)洗衣機噴出水時，至少我們可以把它擦干。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you mop up something that you think is undesirable or dangerous, you remove it or deal with it so that it is no longer a problem. 清除 (不合意或危險的事物)
The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance. 幾個步兵師肅清了殘余的抵抗據(jù)點。