mopping-up
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌmɒp.ɪŋˈʌp]
- 美式音标 [ˌmɑːp.ɪŋˈʌp]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.扫尾工作
英汉例句
- The deal is nearly completed, it's just a matter of tying up a few loose ends.
这笔买卖已基本做成，现在需要的只是做些扫尾工作。 - 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。
用作名词 (n.)
英英字典
- the activity of dealing with a small number of people, problems, etc. that remain after most of them have been defeated or solved