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

Mopping the brow, for great exertion;
擦去额上的汗，表示出大力；
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。
Mr Ma described their operations as "mopping up the battlefield".
马英九将他们此次操作形容为“清扫战场”。
The maid is mopping the floor.
女佣正用拖把擦洗地板。
A number of them took to mopping all day long.
他们中有很多人总是愁眉苦脸。
One morning I arrived early at work and went into the bank lobby where the Negro Porter was mopping.
一天早上，我上班到得早，便走进银行的门廊，里面有一个黑人清洁工在拖地。
Third taboo: When cleaning the room, sweeping first and mopping latter.
三忌：打扫室内卫生，先扫后施。
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。
As dawn succeeded darkness, mopping up continued.
黎明时候，搜索工作还在继续进行。
Are your people excited and inspired by a compelling vision* or are they simply mopping floors?
你的员工是否因一个激动人心的愿景而兴奋？还是他们只是简单地在拖地板？