mopping is mop's Present Participle

mop

US [mɑp]
UK [mɒp]
  • n.拖把；墩布；洗碗刷；乱蓬蓬的头发
  • v.用拖把擦干净；用布擦掉（表面）的液体
  • Web拖地；用拖把拖；拖地板
Plural Form：mops  Present Participle：mopping  Past Tense：mopped  

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mopping
n.
1.
拖把；墩布a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at the end
a mop and bucket
带水桶的拖把
2.
洗碗刷a kitchen utensil (= a tool) for washing dishes, that has a short handle with soft material at one end
3.
乱蓬蓬的头发a mass of thick, often untidy, hair
a mop of curly red hair
乱蓬蓬的红色鬈发
v.
1.
~ sth
用拖把擦干净to clean sth with a mop
She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.
她把所有的陈设都擦干净，还拖了地板。
2.
~ sth (from sth)
用布擦掉（表面）的液体to remove liquid from the surface of sth using a cloth
He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow(= to remove the sweat) .
他拿出手绢来擦额头上的汗水。

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Definition:
AllAll,拖把拖把,墩布墩布,洗碗刷洗碗刷,乱蓬蓬的头发乱蓬蓬的头发,用拖把擦干净用拖把擦干净,用布擦掉的液体用布擦掉的液体,拖地拖地,用拖把拖用拖把拖,拖地板拖地板
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1.
Hilma pulled away from him, mopping her tear-stained cheeks with the little moist ball of her handkerchief.
希尔玛挣出他的怀抱，用那手绢做成的又小又湿的球抹着泪水淋漓的腮帮。
xī ěr mǎ zhèng chū tā de huái bào , yòng nà shǒu juàn zuò chéng de yòu xiǎo yòu shī de qiú mǒ zhe lèi shuǐ lín lí de sāi bāng 。
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2.
Ernie is mopping the floor. He glances back and sees Warden Norton approach the cellblock with an entourage of a DOZEN GUARDS.
厄尼在拖地板，他回头看到了诺顿典狱长在十几个守卫的随从下来到牢房。
è ní zài tuō dì bǎn , tā huí tóu kàn dào le nuò dùn diǎn yù cháng zài shí jǐ gè shǒu wèi de suí cóng xià lái dào láo fáng 。
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3.
'I've been mopping around the house all day feeling sorry for myself. '
我（这几天）待在家里是一直愁眉苦脸的，天天为自己不值。
wǒ ( zhè jī tiān ) dāi zài jiā lǐ shì yì zhí chóu méi kǔ liǎn de , tiān tiān wèi zì jǐ bù zhí 。
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4.
With the government still mopping up the consequences of the last stimulus, opening the lending floodgates a second time isn't an option.
由于政府还在清理上次刺激政策的后续影响，再次打开贷款闸门并不在可选择范围之内。
yóu yú zhèng fǔ hái zài qīng lǐ shàng cì cì jī zhèng cè de hòu xù yǐng xiǎng , zài cì dǎ kāi dài kuǎn zhá mén bìng bù zài kě xuǎn zé fàn wéi zhī nèi 。
chinese.wsj.com
5.
It was such a hot day that he had to keep mopping his forehead with handkerchief.
天气太热，他得不断用手帕擦额头。
tiān qì tài rè , tā děi bú duàn yòng shǒu pà cā é tóu 。
wenwen.soso.com
6.
Mr Cooley, from horseback, told them not to sit around too long, but to get on with mopping up the fire.
马背上的厄尔先生让他们不要坐太久，必须继续扫尾工作。
mǎ bèi shàng de è ěr xiān sheng ràng tā men bú yào zuò tài jiǔ , bì xū jì xù sǎo wěi gōng zuò 。
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7.
Ryan: Look at my finger. I got a blister on it from doing the laundry and mopping the floor.
你看我的手指！我洗衣拖地，手上都磨起水泡了。
nǐ kàn wǒ de shǒu zhǐ ! wǒ xǐ yī tuō de , shǒu shàng dōu mó qǐ shuǐ pào le 。
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8.
In addition, life assurance companies are mopping up longer-dated bonds in an attempt to match their assets and liabilities.
此外，寿险公司也大举买进期限较长的国债，以求实现资产和债务的匹配。
cǐ wài , shòu xiǎn gōng sī yě dà jǔ mǎi jìn qī xiàn jiào cháng de guó zhài , yǐ qiú shí xiàn zī chǎn hé zhài wù de pǐ pèi 。
www.ftchinese.com
9.
A London Zoo favorite is Mr. Jiggs, a six-year-old orangutan capable of mopping his own quarters.
伦敦动物园最受宠爱的是吉格斯先生，它是一只六岁大的猩猩，能够打扫自己的住处。
lún dūn dòng wù yuán zuì shòu chǒng ài de shì jí gé sī xiān sheng , tā shì yī zhī liù suì dà de xīng xīng , néng gòu dǎ sǎo zì jǐ de zhù chù 。
www.bing.com
10.
Meanwhile, China is mopping up demand everywhere you look with its artificially cheap supply of goods.
这期间，中国以其人为压价的商品供应通吃了一切所能找得到的需求。
zhè qī jiān , zhōng guó yǐ qí rén wéi yā jià de shāng pǐn gōng yìng tōng chī le yí qiè suǒ néng zhǎo dé dào de xū qiú 。
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