hoover

英 [ˈhuːvə(r)]

美 [ˈhuːvər]

v.  用真空吸尘器清扫(地毯、地板等)
n.  胡佛（城市名）; 胡佛真空吸尘器

现在分词：hoovering　过去式：hoovered　过去分词：hoovered　复数：hoovers　第三人称单数：hoovers　

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短语用例

hoover sth↔up

• 用真空吸尘器把…清除掉
  to remove sth from a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner
  1. to hoover the carpet
     用吸尘器清扫地毯
• 获得大量的（某物）
  to get or collect sth in large quantities

牛津词典

verb

• 用真空吸尘器清扫（地毯、地板等）
  to clean a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner
  1. to hoover the carpet
     用吸尘器清扫地毯

柯林斯词典

• 真空吸尘器
  AHooveris a vacuum cleaner.
• VERB 用真空吸尘器打扫
  If youhoovera room or a carpet, you clean it using a vacuum cleaner.
  1. She hoovered the study and the sitting-room.
     她用吸尘器打扫了书房和客厅。

英英释义

verb

• clean with a vacuum cleaner
  1. vacuum the carpets
  Synonym:vacuumvacuum-clean

双语例句

• There are claims that the Hoover Dam itself creates minor earthquakes in the area.
  有人说胡佛大坝本身会在那个区域制造小型地震。
• In the early1930s, Roosevelt believed in "workfare" and Hoover made loans to bankers.
  在1930年代早期罗斯福信仰“工作福利制”，而胡佛却向银行家提供借贷。
• The Burgess and Maclean affair reinforced Hoover's prejudices.
  伯吉斯和麦克莱恩事件更加深了胡佛的偏见。
• She hoovered the study and the sitting-room.
  她用吸尘器打扫了书房和客厅。
• Hoover said.'We think the market has overreacted, quite frankly.
  十分坦率地说，我们认为市场反应过度。
• The biggest news hit the state since they built the Hoover dam.
  自从建胡佛大坝之后最大的新闻出现了。
• Hoover's conservative economics were inappropriate for dealing with the crisis.
  胡弗保守的经济政策不适于处理这一危机。
• I haven't been able to hoover the carpet because my vacuum cleaner is on the blink.
  我无法用吸尘器把地毯吸干净，因为我的吸尘器出毛病了。
• Coolidge had most, Hoover least.
  库利奇拥有的数量最多，胡佛拥有的最少。
• Hoover's program of co-operation had carried the country through the worst phase of the storm.
  胡佛的合作计划已经使该国度过这次风暴的最恶劣阶段。