wipe up

拭き取る

こぼれた液体や食べ物、汚れを布などで拭き取ること。

やさしい英語で： To remove spilled liquid, food, or dirt with a cloth or something similar.

• Please wipe up the milk.
• He wiped up the coffee with a towel.
• Have you wiped up everything you spilled?

使い方： wipe something up (She wiped it up with a paper towel.)

類義語： mop up, clean up

よく使う表現： wipe up spilled milk, wipe up the mess, wipe up something

拭く、拭き掃除する

表面を布でこすって、すっかりきれいにすること。

やさしい英語で： To clean a surface thoroughly by rubbing it with a cloth.

• Wipe up the table, please.
• She wiped up the counter before cooking.
• I always wipe up the worktop after making bread.

使い方： wipe something up (He wiped the kitchen counter up with a damp cloth.)

類義語： wipe, clean

よく使う表現： wipe up the counter, wipe up the table, wipe up something

食器を拭く、食器を拭いて乾かす

洗った皿やカップなどを布で拭いて乾かすこと。

やさしい英語で： To dry washed plates, cups, and other kitchen things with a cloth.

• I will wash; you wipe up.
• She wiped up the dishes after lunch.
• Have you wiped up all the glasses?

使い方： wipe something up (Please wipe the plates up with a clean towel.)

類義語： dry, dry up

よく使う表現： wipe up the dishes, wipe up after dinner, wipe up with someone

圧勝する、完敗させる

相手や相手チームに大差で勝つこと。

やさしい英語で： To beat another person or team by a large amount.

• We wiped up their team.
• The champions wiped up every opponent they faced.
• Our coach expects us to wipe up the opposition.

使い方： wipe up someone/something (The visitors wiped up the home team.)

類義語： crush, trounce, thrash

よく使う表現： wipe up another team, wipe up the opposition, wipe up an opponent