"hoard" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 囤積
• 積攢

Definition

指收集並保存大量的東西，尤其是私下裡，為自己保留，通常超過所需。也指為將來儲存物品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於貶義，指過度保存、囤積（如囤積食品）。常帶有自私、祕密的感覺。不同於正面的“收藏”（興趣愛好）。常見搭配：“囤積錢”、“囤積物資”。

Examples

He likes to hoard coins in a box under his bed.

他喜歡在牀下的盒子裡**囤積**硬幣。

People began to hoard food before the storm.

人們在暴風雨來臨前開始**囤積**食物。

It is not good to hoard things you don't need.

**囤積**你不需要的東西是不好的。

During the pandemic, some people hoarded toilet paper, making it hard for others to find any.

疫情期間，有些人**囤積**衛生紙，讓其他人很難買到。

She tends to hoard old clothes, just in case she ever needs them.

她總是**囤積**舊衣服，以備不時之需。

If you hoard knowledge and never share, it doesn't help anyone.

如果你**積攢**知識卻從不分享，對誰都沒有幫助。