mopping

英 [ˈmɒpɪŋ]

美 [ˈmɑːpɪŋ]

v. 用拖把擦干净; 用布擦掉(表面)的液体
mop的现在分词

现在分词：mopping　

COCA.46535

柯林斯词典

拖把
Amopis a piece of equipment for washing floors. It consists of a sponge or many pieces of string attached to a long handle.
VERB 用拖把擦(地板)
If youmopa surface such as a floor, you clean it with a mop.
1. There was a woman mopping the stairs.
  一个女人在拖楼梯。
VERB (用布)擦去，揩干(汗水)
If youmopsweat from your forehead ormopyour forehead, you wipe it with a piece of cloth.
1. He mopped perspiration from his forehead...
  他擦去了前额的汗水。
2. The Inspector took out a handkerchief and mopped his brow.
  检察员掏出手帕，擦了擦眉头。
N-COUNT 乱蓬蓬的头发;蓬乱不洁的头发
If someone has amop ofhair, they have a lot of hair and it looks rather untidy.
1. He was long-limbed and dark-eyed, with a mop of tight, dark curls.
  他四肢修长、眼睛乌黑发亮，留着一头蓬乱浓密的黑色卷发。

noun

There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave.
我还有几件事儿，了结了才能走。
It was such a hot day that he dept mopping his face with his handkerchief.
天气这么热，他不住地用手帕擦脸上的汗珠。
But a Big Society where the state stops simply mopping up after social failure needs a policy of early intervention at its heart – and this in turn can create an important new role for business and finance.
但要建设大社会，让政府不再仅仅充社会失灵后收拾烂摊子的角色，我们需要将早期干预政策置于核心地位，这进而又会为商业与金融创造一个重要的新角色。
I've spent all morning mopping the floots.
我整个上午都在用拖把擦地板。
During a break he went to use the restroom and encountered a man mopping the floor.
中途去洗手间时，他看见一位男士正在那里拖地板。
She went stealthily, mopping her flushed, stained cheeks, frightened, angry, very miserable.
她悄悄走着，一面揩着火烫的、泪渍的脸，又怕，又气，非常难受。
He simulated a mopping of his brow.
他假装在擦额上的汗。
Mopping the brow, for great exertion;
擦去额上的汗，表示出大力；
A number of them took to mopping all day long.
他们中有很多人总是愁眉苦脸。
As dawn succeeded darkness, mopping up continued.
黎明时候，搜索工作还在继续进行。