كيف تنطق "hoover up"

expression

US

ˈhuvɝ/ /ˈəp

HOO-ver UP

UK

hˈuːvɐ/ /ˈʌp

HOO-vuh UP

التعريف

To take, collect, or buy something in large amounts, often quickly or eagerly. Originally from using a vacuum cleaner but often used to mean gathering resources or information.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhuvɝ/ /ˈəp

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈuːvɐ/ /ˈʌp

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

HOO-ver UP

بريطاني

HOO-vuh UP

استمع في السياق

The company hoovered up all the small businesses in the area.

We need to hoover up the data before the end of the week.

They quickly hoovered up the remaining tickets for the concert.

Investors tried to hoover up property before prices went up.