英语短语 "mop up" 是一个及物动词短语(也可作名词用),核心含义是“清理、收尾”,可用于字面场景(物理上的擦拭/清理)和比喻场景(处理剩余事务或消灭残余力量)。以下是详细解析:
指用拖把、毛巾等工具擦去溢出的液体(如洒出的水、咖啡、牛奶)或清理脏污。
结构:mop up + 宾语(宾语可前置,即 "mop sth up")
例子:
She mopped up the spilled wine with a paper towel.(她用纸巾擦掉了洒出的红酒。)
Can you help me mop up the floor? It's wet from the rain.(你能帮我拖一下地板吗?下雨弄湿了。)
Don't step there—I haven't mopped up the coffee yet!(别踩那儿——我还没擦掉咖啡呢!)
指完成某项工作的最后部分(通常是零散、收尾的细节),或解决遗留问题。
例子:
We need to mop up the last few tasks before the project deadline.(项目截止前我们得处理完最后几项任务。)
After the party, I spent an hour mopping up the mess (e.g., cleaning dishes, picking up trash).(聚会后,我花了一小时收拾残局。)
The team is now mopping up the remaining paperwork for the audit.(团队正在收尾审计的剩余 paperwork。)
常用于军事、竞争或解决问题的场景,指彻底清除残余的敌人、对手或隐患。
例子:
The army mopped up the remaining enemy forces in the valley.(军队消灭了山谷里的残余敌军。)
The police are working to mop up the last of the gang members.(警方正努力清除最后几名帮派成员。)
We need to mop up these minor issues before they become bigger problems.(我们得解决这些小问题,以免酿成大患。)
"mop up" 可转化为名词 "mop-up"(通常带连字符),表示“收尾工作、清理行动”。
例子:
The mop-up operation after the flood took two weeks.(洪水后的清理行动花了两周。)
We'll finish the project with a quick mop-up of loose ends.(我们会快速收尾零散工作,完成项目。)
mop up after sb/sth:在某人/某事之后清理(强调“善后”)
I always have to mop up after the kids when they eat ice cream.(孩子们吃冰淇淋后,我总得收拾。)
mop up the mess:收拾残局(固定表达,指处理混乱的情况)
"mop up" 的核心逻辑是“处理剩余的、未完成的部分”——无论是物理上的液体/脏污,还是抽象的工作细节或残余力量。掌握其字面与比喻用法,能覆盖日常、工作、军事等多种场景。