mopping
mopping — 動詞
- moppingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- moppings3rd person singular
- moppinging-ing form
- moppingedpast simple
1. to clean a floor or other flat surface by pushing a wet mop across it, usually a
拖地
用拖把清潔地板
to clean a floor or other flat surface by pushing a wet mop across it, usually after applying water or cleaning liquid
Andrew was mopping the kitchen tiles when the delivery van arrived.
Andrew 正在拖廚房地磚時，送貨車到了。
mop + noun phrase (kitchen tiles)
The night-shift cleaner mopped the hospital corridor after the last visitor left.
最後一位訪客離開後，值夜班的清潔工拖了醫院走廊。
past simple: mopped + location
Nora filled the bucket with hot water before she began mopping the dining hall.
Nora 在開始拖餐廳地板之前，先在桶裡裝滿了熱水。
Paloma asked her son to mop the bathroom floor after his shower.
Paloma 要她兒子洗完澡後拖浴室地板。
The janitor mopped up the spilled juice before it stained the wooden floor.
管理員在果汁滲入木地板之前，趕緊把它拖乾淨。
- dirty
to make something unclean, the opposite action
文法句型
mop + noun phrase (floor / kitchen / spill)
mop up + noun phrase (spilled liquid / mess)
用法筆記
The phrasal verb 'mop up' is used when removing a specific spilled liquid. For general floor cleaning, 'mop' alone (without 'up') is more common.
常見錯誤
2. to rub a part of your body with a cloth, tissue, or your hand in order to remove
擦拭；抹
用布或手擦掉汗水、淚水
to rub a part of your body with a cloth, tissue, or your hand in order to remove sweat, tears, or other liquid
After the race, Daichi mopped his forehead with a small towel.
比賽結束後，Daichi 用一條小毛巾擦了擦額頭。
mop + possessive + body part + with + cloth
Sirin gently mopped the tears from her daughter's cheeks with a soft cloth.
Sirin 用柔軟的布巾輕輕擦去女兒臉頰上的淚水。
mop + tears from + body part
The chef stopped stirring the soup to mop the sweat from his brow.
主廚停下手邊攪拌湯的動作，抹了抹額頭上的汗水。
Andrew pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and mopped his face.
Andrew 從口袋裡掏出手帕擦了擦臉。
Ilan took off his glasses and mopped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.
Ilan 摘下眼鏡，用袖子抹了抹額頭上的汗水。
文法句型
mop + noun phrase (brow / forehead / face / sweat / tears)
用法筆記
Fixed expression 'mop one's brow' or 'mop one's forehead' for wiping sweat from the face. Slightly more informal than the general verb 'wipe'.
常見錯誤
mopping — 名詞
1. a cleaning tool with a long handle and soft strips at the bottom that soak up wa
拖把
清潔地板的長柄工具
a cleaning tool with a long handle and soft strips at the bottom that soak up water, designed to wash floors
The old wooden mop had left scratches across the marble floor.
那把舊木柄拖把在大理石地板上留下了刮痕。
Wring out the mop before you start cleaning, or the floor will be too wet.
開始清潔之前先把拖把擰乾，否則地板會太濕。
collocation: wring out a mop
Nora bought a new mop with a long handle to reach under the sofa.
Nora 買了一把長柄新拖把，方便伸到沙發底下。
The cleaner leaned his mop against the wall while he took a short break.
清潔工把拖把靠在牆上，稍微休息了一下。
A mop and a bucket of soapy water stood in the corner of the hallway.
走廊角落放著一把拖把和一桶肥皂水。
- swab
a smaller mop-like tool used in medical or nautical contexts
用法筆記
The noun 'mop' (not 'mopping') is the standard form for referring to the tool itself. 'Mopping' as a noun refers to the activity. Learners should use 'mop' when talking about the object.
常見錯誤
2. a thick, untidy mass of hair that looks similar to a mop's soft absorbent end
一團亂髮
又厚又亂的頭髮或毛髮
a thick, untidy mass of hair that looks similar to a mop's soft absorbent end
The toddler had a mop of curly brown hair that bounced when she ran.
那個學步的小孩有一頭棕色捲髮，跑起來時在頭上彈跳著。
fixed phrase: a mop of [adjective] hair
Henrik pushed his dark mop of hair out of his eyes before reading the letter.
Henrik 把眼前那頭濃黑亂髮撥開，才開始讀那封信。
The shaggy dog shook its wet mop of fur all over the kitchen floor.
那隻毛茸茸的狗抖了抖濕漉漉的亂毛，濺得廚房地板到處是水。
With a quick cut, the barber transformed the boy's unruly mop into a neat style.
理髮師俐落地剪了幾刀，就把男孩那頭亂蓬蓬的頭髮變成了整齊的造型。
用法筆記
This is a metaphorical use. It appears almost exclusively in the phrase 'a mop of hair' (or 'fur' for animals) and describes hair that is thick, curly, or messy.