mop-up
英['mɒpʌp]
美['mɒpˌʌp]
名词 mop up:
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a concluding action
动词 mop up:
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to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
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defeat thoroughly
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finish a task completely
用作名词 (n.)
- Two companies were left to mop up.
留下两个连进行扫荡。
- The PLA and our militia went out to clean up the outlying islands.
解放军和民兵出海扫荡外围岛屿上的残敌。
- The deal is nearly completed, it's just a matter of tying up a few loose ends.
这笔买卖已基本做成，现在需要的只是做些扫尾工作。
- Mr Cooley, from horseback, told them not to sit around too long, but to get on with mopping up the fire.
马背上的厄尔先生让他们不要坐太久，必须继续扫尾工作。
