mop up(v.+adv.)
▲mop sth ⇔ up
1.用拖把拖洗wash (especially a floor) with a wet mop
Let's help mum mop up the floor.我们帮妈妈拖洗地板吧。
2.结束，完成complete;finish;stop
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The chaos must be mopped up at once.这种混乱的局面必须立即结束。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
A worker mopped the floor this morning.今天早晨一个工人用拖把擦洗了地板。
The nurse gently mopped the blood from the wound.护士轻轻地抹去伤口上的血。

Pots,pans,kettles and mops are kitchen utensils.锅、盘、壶及拖把是厨房用具。