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mop up

phrasal verb
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mop something up
  1. to remove the liquid from a surface 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？🔊🔊
  2. to complete or end something by dealing with the final parts完成，结束（最后部分）；收尾
    • 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。🔊🔊
  3. to use up what is left of something
    • Buying new equipment mopped up what was left of this year's budget.购买新设备弥补了今年预算的剩余资金。
  4. to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose you, especially by capturing or killing them消灭（残敌）
    • Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.部队对这一地区进行了清剿，以扫除一切残余的抵抗势力。🔊🔊
  5. to absorb (= take in) something and make it part of something larger
    • A number of smaller companies were mopped up 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。🔊🔊