hoover up

英語

hoover up (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 hoovers up，現在分詞 hoovering up，一般過去時及過去分詞 hoovered up)

(及物，口語) 用吸塵器吸走
Don't worry about the mess on the carpet - I'll hoover it up later.
別管地毯上那些髒東西，我過會用吸塵器清掉。
(不及物，口語) 用吸塵器打掃衛生
I'll hoover up after I've finished washing the dishes.
我洗完碗以後會用吸塵器打掃打掃。
(口語，俗語) 狼吞虎咽（尤指不用餐具直接從盤子吃）
(及物，口語，比喻義) （像吸塵器一般）吸收
- 2012, The Economist, 20th Oct 2012 The rise of the yuan: Turning from green to red
  […] a deputy governor of China’s central bank pointed out that China no longer hoovers up dollar reserves with its past abandon.
- 2022年11月16日, Nigel Harris, 「Endless news... little context」, 出自 RAIL, 第 970 期，第 3 頁:
  Essentially, the problem dates back to pre-privatisation, cost-driven British Rail practices which featured an unholy pact between management and unions, whereby management was able to employ fewer drivers and limited pension cost liabilities, while drivers were able to hoover up lots of lucrative Sunday overtime.
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）