"hoover up" in Chinese (Simplified)
大量获取吸收团购
Definition
指大量地获取、收集或购买某物,通常指动作迅速且带有抢购的意味。原本源自吸尘器的用法,现在常用于指搜集资源或信息。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多见于英式英语的非正式场合。可指“吸尘”,但更常指迅速或大量获取、采购、整合,如“hoover up data(收集数据)”、“hoover up profits(攫取利润)”。美式英语通常用“scoop up”或“snap up”。
Examples
The company hoovered up all the small businesses in the area.
那家公司**收购了**该地区所有小企业。
We need to hoover up the data before the end of the week.
我们需要在本周结束前**收集**所有数据。
They quickly hoovered up the remaining tickets for the concert.
他们很快就**抢购了**音乐会剩下的票。
Investors tried to hoover up property before prices went up.
投资者在房价上涨前**大量购入**房产。
He just sits there and hoovers up all the snacks at every party.
他每次聚会都只坐着,把所有小吃**一扫而空**。
The app is designed to hoover up your personal information.
这个应用被设计为**收集**你的个人信息。