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单词

mop

读音
mɑːp
美式
英式
词根

"mop"单词并没有明显的词根。它在中古英语中原为"mappe",首次在15世纪被纪录为"moppe",并逐渐简化为现在的"mop"。

释义

n. 拖把,墩布;蓬乱的头发;清扫;洗碗刷;(秋季雇佣农工的)雇工市场;鬼脸 v. 用拖把拖洗;擦去(脸)上的汗水,拭去(眼)中的泪水;扮鬼脸 [ 复数 mops 第三人称单数 mops 现在分词 mopping 过去式 mopped 过去分词 mopped ]

例句

Just a twist of the handle is all it takes to wring out the mop.
只需旋转一下那个手柄就可以拧干拖把。
Irene's use of the mop had been a calculated attempt to cover up her crime.
艾琳使用拖把是个精心安排的举动,意在掩盖她的罪行。
I mop the kitchen floor twice a week.
我每周两次拖厨房的地板。

强化记忆

记忆这个单词,你可以将该单词与家务劳动中经常看到的画面联想起来,比如执拖把擦洗地板的场景,或者可以联想到"mop"这个单词和"map"发音相近,进而想象在"map"(地图)上"mop"(擦洗)的画面,来帮助记忆。"mop"一词来源于中古英语"mappe",在15世纪被记为"moppe",并最终简化为"mop"。拖把作为清洁工具,在英美文化中十分常见,它不仅是家务劳动中必备的工具,也是在各类公共场所保持清洁的重要道具。

看视频学发音
in my local hardware store in Kilrushfor a mop handle,and even less money on some oven cleaners.
♫ Just turn the chair and grow Play-Doh hair ♫♫ They're the Mop Tops ♫Thomas Heatherwick: Okay, you get the idea.
(Video) Voice Over: The new Play-Doh Mop Top Hair Shop.Song: ♫ We've got the Mop Tops, the Play-Doh Mop Tops ♫♫ Just turn the chair and grow Play-Doh hair ♫
Why don't we turn off the tap?It would be pointless to mopor plunge or scoop up the water
While you're reading the sign, we pull a rope behind the counterand eight mop heads drop on your head.That was just my one thing -- I said we had to have something that drops on people's heads.
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