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● ˌmop sth /sb↔ˈup to remove the liquid from sth using sth that absorbs it 吸干净；吸去…的水分◆ Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce ? 要不要用块面包把这酱料蘸蘸吃了？◆ (figurative ) A number of smaller companies were mopped up (= taken over )by the American multinational . 有若干较小的公司都被那家美国跨国集团兼并了。◆ (figurative ) New equipment mopped up (= used up )what was left of this year's budget . 新设备用光了本年度的预算余额。See also mop |