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mop

/ˈmɑp/KK

練發音
名詞
國中
難度 3 個義項
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

mops

1.
拖把
極常用

一種裝有吸水布條、棉線或海綿的清潔工具,用來擦洗地板或吸乾液體。

用法:常搭配介系詞 with,表示使用的工具:mop the floor with a mop。

a wet mop
a mop and bucket
a sponge mop
mop the floor
use a mop

Please put the mop back in the room after cleaning the classroom.

打掃完教室後,請把拖把放回房間。

2.
用拖把擦洗;擦乾
極常用

用拖把擦洗地板,或用布等物品擦去液體、汗水或髒汙。

用法:mop the floor 表示「拖地」。mop up 常指把灑出的液體擦乾,也可比喻處理剩餘問題。

mop the floor
mop up spilled water
mop up a mess
mop sweat from one's face
mop one's brow

I mopped the kitchen floor after my dog made it wet near its bowl.

我的狗讓碗附近的廚房地板變濕後,我拖了地。

She mopped her wet face after riding her bike home.

她騎腳踏車回家後,擦乾了濕濕的臉。

3.
一頭濃密蓬亂的頭髮
常用
非正式

指某人濃密、通常略顯蓬亂的一頭頭髮。

用法:通常使用單數形式,並搭配 of:a mop of curly hair。

a mop of hair
a mop of curly hair
a mop of dark hair

The new student had a mop of hair and a friendly smile.

那位新學生有一頭濃密的頭髮和親切的笑容。

常見錯誤

He mopped his sweat.

He mopped the sweat from his face.

I use mop to clean the floor.

I use a mop to clean the floor.

My mother mopped up the floor every weekend.

My mother mopped the floor every weekend.

相關字詞
mop up 片語形式
broom 易混淆
wipe 近義
學習提示

・mop 可作名詞「拖把」,也可作動詞「用拖把拖地」。

・若是掃乾燥的灰塵或垃圾,應使用 broom,不是 mop。

・mop up 是常見片語動詞;處理打翻的飲料時很自然。

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