mop /mɒp/ CET6+ TEM4 ( mopping, mopped, mops )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A mop is a piece of equipment for washing floors. It consists of a sponge or many pieces of string attached to a long handle. 拖把

• 2. 

  V-T If you mop a surface such as a floor, you clean it with a mop. 用拖把擦

  例：

  There was a woman mopping the stairs.

  有个女人正在拖楼梯。

• 3. 

  V-T If you mop sweat from your forehead or mop your forehead, you wipe it with a piece of cloth. 擦拭

  例：

  He mopped perspiration from his forehead.

  他擦去额头上的汗水。