| 词汇 | hoover-up |
| 释义 | hoover something upphrasal verb with hooververb[ I or T ]UKuk /ˈhuː.vər/ us /ˈhuː.vɚ/ (CLEAN)to remove something from a floor or other surface using a vacuum cleaner (= a machine that sucks up dust and dirt): 用吸尘器打扫 We'll hoover up the debris, then we will sit down and open a bottle of wine.我们会把垃圾用吸尘器清理干净，然后坐下来，开一瓶葡萄酒。 Someone came and hoovered up the leaves because they knew the press would be coming.有人来把树叶用吸尘器清理干净了，因为他们知道媒体会来。 I got the flowers arranged and I hoovered up the debris. I was going to get up early and hoover the mess up. Cleaning & tidying places & things adjust airing bed bioremediation clean something out dust dusting freshen (someone/something) up going-over Hoover muck sandblast smarten (someone/something) up spiff someone/something up spit spit and polishidiom spring-clean spruce tidy valet (CONSUME)informal to use something quickly and eagerly: The country is hoovering up ever more commodities because its economy is growing so quickly. Tickets were hoovered up when they went on sale last week. Fishermen claim the fleet of vessels is illegally hoovering up young fish. He was hoovering up a plate of sausage and chips while reading the paper. They cruised through the world's art markets hoovering everything up. |
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