C （擦地板用的）拖把 a tool for washing floors, made up of a long stick with threads of thick string or a piece of sponge fastened to one end

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

1. vt.用拖把擦（地板等）wash (especially a floor) with a wet mop
2. vt.擦掉，抹掉　remove sth by rubbing with cloth or other soft material

　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。

 ♣ mop up　(v.+adv.)
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
　The chaos must be mopped up at once.　这种混乱的局面必须立即结束。