mop
/ˈmɑp/KK
變化形
mops
1.
拖把
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。
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
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。
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
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。
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
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。