mop up
phrasal verbmop something up
- to remove the liquid from a surface
吸干净；吸去…的水分 - Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce?
要不要用块面包把这酱料蘸蘸吃了？
- Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce?
- to complete or end something by dealing with the final parts
完成，结束（最后部分）；收尾 - There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave.
我还有几件事儿，了结了才能走。
- There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave.
- to use up what is left of something
扫荡： 用完剩下的东西- Buying new equipment mopped up what was left of this year's budget.
购买新设备消除了今年预算的剩余部分。
- Buying new equipment mopped up what was left of this year's budget.
- to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose you, especially by capturing or killing them
消灭（残敌） - Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.
部队对这一地区进行了清剿，以扫除一切残余的抵抗势力。
- Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.
- to absorb (= take in) something and make it part of something larger
扫荡： 吸收某种东西并使之成为更大的东西的一部分- A number of smaller companies were mopped up by the American multinational.
有若干较小的公司都被那家美国跨国集团兼并了。
- A number of smaller companies were mopped up by the American multinational.